Eugénie (1973)

Eugenie, a beautiful but shy young girl, lives with her stepfather, a famous writer specializing in stories of erotica. One day she happens to read one of his "erotic" books and its power ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)

Writers:

Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco), Marquis de Sade (novel)

Stars:

Soledad Miranda, Paul Muller, Andrea Montchal

Cast

Cast overview:
Soledad Miranda	...	Eugénie Radeck de Franval (as Susan Korday)
Paul Muller	...	Albert Radeck de Franval
Andrea Montchal	...	Paul (as André Montchall)
Greta Schmidt	...	Kitty (as Greta Schmid)

Storyline

Eugenie, a beautiful but shy young girl, lives with her stepfather, a famous writer specializing in stories of erotica. One day she happens to read one of his "erotic" books and its power so affects her that begins to find herself sexually attracted to her stepfather. He notices this, and eventually brings her into his dark world of sexual perversion and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

stepfather | taking off panties | sex | sexual perversion | erotica | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

Liechtenstein

Language:

French German

Release Date:

12 February 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

Eugenie de Sade

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prodif Ets.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was not released theatrically in Germany and only became available there in 2003, in DVD format. Rumors about German being the original language of the film probably are wrong, as the DVD had to have new dubbing. Most Eurocine productions were shot without sound and dubbed later, in different languages, according to the different markets.

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Quotes

Albert Radeck de Franval: Eugenie, you've just discovered life's deepest purpose: the quest, the grail mankind has sought throughout the ages - ultimate power of human beings. Yes, the power which comes from the pleasure of giving pain. Living each moment with intensity and awareness while they suffer. You'll find out that the key to life is nothing but your own pleasure. You'll be amazed to find out that pleasure is always at someone else's expense. We'll carry this to its ultimate expression through wounds and blood ...
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Connections

References Peeping Tom (1960)

User Reviews

Great film

Third Jess Franco film I saw after Bloody Moon and Vampyros Lesbos. After seeing Soledad Miranda in Vampyros Lesbos, I was keen to see more of her films, and I wasn't disappointed, she really carried the film with her great screen presence. Very interesting story and great direction from Franco and interesting surreal visuals especially with the first murder, loved Soledad's red gear. A lot of nudity and sex but Soledad looks great. So all of you who love Soledad Miranda or Jess Franco this film is a must. I saw a lot of links to films such as Peeping Tomand the work of Hitchcock however this took it a lot further, which was great to see.