Felicity (1979)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

John D. Lamond

Writers:

Release Date:

30 April 1980 (France)

Tagline:

She ain't Mama's little girl no more!

Plot:

Young Felicity lives in a monastic school. The only way to live out her sexual fantasies is together with her girlfriend Jenny...

Plot Keywords:

Massage | Erotica | Lesbianism | Female Nudity | Lesbian Sex

Cast

Glory Annen	...	Felicity Robinson
Chris Milne	...	Miles (as Christopher Milne)
Joni Flynn	...	Me Ling
Jody Hanson	...	Jenny
Marilyn Rodgers	...	Christine
Gordon Charles	...	Stephen
John Michael Howson	...	Adrian
David Bradshaw	...	Andrew
Christine Calcutt	...	Nun
Angela Menzies-Wills	...	Bathhouse girl 1 (as Angela Menzies)
Sarah Lee	...	Bathhouse girl 2
Charles Gilroy	...	Mr. Jacobs
John D. Lamond	...	Peeping Tom Gardener

Runtime:

90 min | USA:94 min (DVD)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 (re-rating) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | Australia:R | Finland:(Banned) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Krystal Motion Picture Productions

Quotes:

Felicity: C'mon Jenny, let's get wet!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

Soundtrack:

Mama's Little Girl No More

Mediocre erotic film

I wonder if the reviewers who raved about how they loved it when they were 13 years old, have seen this one in the last 25 years. Being addicted to late 70's/80's soft-core of the "Emmanuelle" variety, i had to hunt this one down. "Felicity" is nothing more than another wanna-be "Emmanuelle," but lacks the European style of those Italian and French cult films. The lead actress, played by Glory Annen is an absolute bore compared to Euro goddesses Laura Gemser and Sylvia Kristel. She is more of the plain, girl next door type, but perhaps this is deliberate? Penthouse bimbo Joni Flynn is a bit sexier, with a more exotic and Asian look, but gave the most hysterically bad acting performance i have ever witnessed. A sexy woman, maybe, but too cheap-looking, and dizzy to be taken seriously as Felicity's "sexual counselor." The men fare no better here. Felicity's love interest is an Aussie dude who is wearing more mascara than his female companion, and the actor is a little too old to play the part he is playing. And the guy who takes her virginity is a typical, oily creep of an older man. The worst thing of all, is the film seems somewhat racist; A white girl from Australia, travels to exotic Hong Kong, to have sexual encounters... with white people! What's wrong with Asians? She should have just stayed in Australia. What could have been a fascinating study of a young Western girl discovering the erotic mysteries of the Orient, turns out to be boring, typical exploitation, a film that is too timid to take any risks. But nothing is more miserable than the soundtrack, particularly the main theme, which is played over, and over, and over again; "She ain't Mama's little girl no more.." The only plus to this film is the beautiful Hong Kong scenery, which is the best thing this has to offer. Also, technically speaking, "Felicity" is a well-made film, and does feature some good erotic scenes. A missed opportunity, this could have been a classic in more competent hands.