Harem (1984) (V)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Jean-Daniel Cadinot

Writer:

Jean-Daniel Cadinot (writer)

Genre:

Adult

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Hardcore | Gay

Cast

Pierre-Yves Darget
Omar Salam
Abdel Aziz
Arnaud Monastier
Djaï Kamara
Luigi Di Como
Marek Rotsmann
Mickaël Dickson
Mongo N'Gazza
Djalil		(as Oualid Djelal)
Sydney McKenna		(as Sidney Mac Kenna)

Runtime:

France:90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:X

Company:

Jean-Daniel Cadinot Productions

Top Class Erotica from the Master..

The fact that "Harem" was shot on actual film, when the adult industry had pretty much switched over to cheap and ugly video format, should give one an idea of what Jean-Daniel Cadinot was trying to create. The man was an artist, and filmed his actors in a way that showed his deep, authentic respect for beauty, and eroticism. "Harem," retitled "Sex Bazaar" for US distribution is difficult to label as mere porn. Because pornography is not erotic, and "Harem" just might be the most erotic adult film ever created. Playing out like a manic dream, the action is fast and furious. Here is one film where the fast-forward button will not be needed once, as just about every frame contains scenes of the most beautiful and exotic actors, engaging in genuinely passionate sexual acts, most of them coming across as willing rapes, dark Middle Eastern skin dripping with sweat, pulsating with real lust, not the fake mechanical lust seen in pornographic films. The story, if it can be called that, centers around a French boy, lost in the lust-filled maze of the Casablanca marketplace. Much like some crazy adult fairytale, he finds sexual adventure and experience behind every door, and every curtain, around each corner, as he searches for the Morrocan boy who was his first sexual encounter. With a running time of only 60 minutes, the sex scenes are straight to the point, and never linger on a certain camera angle for more than a few seconds, making this a very rare occurrence where a sex scene never gets boring. Shot on location in Morrocco and Tunisia, "Harem" possesses an atmospheric quality, and some impressive cinematography. The audio sounds very natural, and the traditional soundtrack is excellent, also something you would hear in a legitimate film. But the most important reason to see this milestone in Adult entertainment, is the cast of the most beautiful men who you can hope to see in a film like this. For those with a fascination with Arabic/North African men, this must be seen. No make-up, no tattoos, no dumb attitude, no over-sized gym bodies, just real guys enjoying the pleasures of the flesh, without Western guilt. See it, and while you are at it, check out Cadinot's 'Les Minets Sauvages," the infamous film about life inside a brutal reformatory.