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L'alcova

  • 19851985
  • 1h 26m
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4.7/10
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Lilli Carati in L'alcova (1985)
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An English soldier (Cliver) returns home from the Zulu war with the daughter of a tribal king (Gemser) as his slave (a gift that he was given for saving the kings life). The spoils of war, y... Read allAn English soldier (Cliver) returns home from the Zulu war with the daughter of a tribal king (Gemser) as his slave (a gift that he was given for saving the kings life). The spoils of war, ya know? While he's been gone, his wife has been having an affair with the female housekeep... Read allAn English soldier (Cliver) returns home from the Zulu war with the daughter of a tribal king (Gemser) as his slave (a gift that he was given for saving the kings life). The spoils of war, ya know? While he's been gone, his wife has been having an affair with the female housekeeper (Belle). Not at all pleased with being a slave, the Ebony princess notices the mistress... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
586
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    • Joe D'Amato
    • Ugo Moretti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lilli Carati
    • Annie Belle
    • Laura Gemser
    • Joe D'Amato
    • Ugo Moretti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lilli Carati
    • Annie Belle
    • Laura Gemser
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    • 9User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Lilli Carati
    • Alessandra
    Annie Belle
    Annie Belle
    • Velma
    Laura Gemser
    Laura Gemser
    • Zerbal
    Al Cliver
    Al Cliver
    • Elio
    Roberto Caruso
    • Furio
    Nello Pazzafini
    Nello Pazzafini
    • The Gardener
    • (uncredited)
      • Joe D'Amato
      • Ugo Moretti(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The credits claim the screenplay is based on a novel by a Judith Wexley. Several researchers have said they could find no trace of this novel, and it apparently does not exist.
    • Goofs
      The movie is set after the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 when the British imperial and colonial forces invaded Zululand, a war which spanned for six months. After this war, the English soldier Elio returns to Italy where he now lives. But clothes worn by the characters match the 1920s and 1930s better than they do the 1870s. Among Elio's possessions is a car. According to a movie car database this car is a Lancia Augusta which was in production between 1933 and 1936. Also, the family listens to Italian fascist propaganda about "Il Duce", Benito Mussolini, on a 20th century radio set. The fascist Mussolini was in power from 1922 to 1943.
    • Quotes

      Wilma: You hypocritical sow!

      Alessandra: I love you too, Mata Hari.

    • Alternate versions
      When released in the UK in 1995 this title was cut by 1 minute and 45 seconds by the BBFC.
    • Connections
      Featured in Il vizio infinito (1992)

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    6/10
    You are not going to use me... to make money.
    Joe D'Amato laves his cannibal past and ventures into soft core porn. It is really more than an exhibition of full frontal - there is certainly enough of that. It actually has an interesting story about the fall of the landed gentry.

    The Colonel (Al Cliver - Zombie, The Beyond) returns from war with a chief's daughter (Laura Gemser - Black Emmanuel) in tow. His wife (Lilli Carati - Miss Italy 1975) is at first dismissive of the woman and certainly racist in her comments.

    Gemser is not happy with her position, and soon discovers that the wife and the Colonel's secretary (Annie Belle - The House on the Edge of the Park) have their own thing going. She plot to get the wife on her side using her considerable skills at lovemaking.

    Meanwhile, the Colonel is discovering he is a failure as a writer and the banks are clamoring at the door. He decides to make porn films. Things do not go well for Belle, as she is paired with the gardener (Roberto Caruso). But, she gets her revenge in the end.

    The cinematography was excellent.
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    • Dec 10, 2010

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1985 (Italy)
      • Italy
      • Italian
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      • Filmirage
      • Golden Hawk Entertainment
      • M.A.D. Film
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
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