Lickerish Quartet

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Filmed in the breathtaking Castle of Balsorano in Italy's Abruzzi Mountains, The Lickerish Quartet finds three people obsessed with an erotic film that features a striking young blonde woman. When the three - a man, his elegant wife, and her hungry-for-experience son - accidentally happen upon the young performer at a local carnival and invite her back to their castle, they fall into a maze of truth and illusion, as each fulfills their fantasy in the seduction of the mysterious woman.

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Cheesy.......2006-07-16

The Lickerish Quartet, though tame by today's standards comes from an era when for a movie to have some explicit content would have to be deemed "to have political, social or artistic value". The "experimental" aspects of The Lickerish Quartet are weird or don't make sense like sudden cuts to Bosch paintings or a couple making love on a floor with words written on it as from a dictionary that suddenly happen to be words relating to sexual terms. The whole "was it real or just a dream?" plot barely pieces together. It is a relic of its time. Radley Metzger, unlike Russ Meyer (Mudhoney, Vixen) the other "auteur" of this genre puts together a film that is fun to watch as a camp classic but otherwise will have you scratching your head one minute and laughing the next.

The Lickerish Quartet [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]

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The Lickerish Quartet [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
Director: Radley Metzger
Manufacturer: Umbrella Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Synopsis: An erotic duet for four players: A bored, bickering aristocratic family become obsessed with a striking young blonde actress (Silvana Venturelli from Camille 2000) while watching an erotic film. After being invited back to their elegant seaside mansion, the comely young blonde seduces the family members through a succession of racy romps. Special Features: o Interactive Menu o Scene Access o Trailer(s)

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Don't waste your money
Breathtaking
The Lost Art of the "Art Film"
Dated 70's soft-core
Don't buy it.

Lickerish Quartet [Region 4]
Starring: Silvana Venturelli , Frank Wolff , Erika Remberg , and Paolo Turco
Director: Radley Metzger
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000CIXFPC
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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Radley Metzger reached the pinnacle of his career with this delirious erotic fantasy-cum-beguiling art film. A bored, bickering aristocratic family on the prowl for thrills spies a woman (Silvana Venturelli, a Jenny McCarthy lookalike with an air of mystery) who looks exactly like the lead in the stag film they just viewed. Inviting the comely young blonde to their elegant seaside mansion, the family finds the mystery woman reaching into their psyches, unlocking each character's fantasy, and fulfilling their desires in a succession of seductive romps. The line between fantasy and reality blurs as Metzger transforms rooms into striking expressionist sets--a library, for example, turns into a living dictionary of sexual slang--and the story into a heady hall of mirrors as memories and fantasies merge and collide with the present, coming out on the other side in a brilliant, mind-bending conclusion. What emerges more resembles Alain Resnais than Emmanuelle, a game of illusionist hide-and-seek in a sensual landscape. Hans Jura's cinematography is never less than gorgeous: handsomely composed, lush with rich color, and--as always--more suggestive than explicit. Metzger's masterpiece is the most seductive art film ever made: ripe, tastefully stylish, and playful smart. --Sean Axmaker

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Don't waste your money.......2003-01-20

No redeeming qualities, except maybe the cute blond in a short skirt. That is all. Dumb settings, not artful or exciting. Who cares about a weird bored family living in a castle, with a grown up son who likes to do magic tricks? Life is too short for this.

Breathtaking.......2002-01-19

I once wrote a review on "Wildflowers" (2000) suggesting that it should have won an Oscar for cinematography. Same thing applies here. Anybody who has been captured by (or curious about) the mystical splendor of Europe's old castles doesn't want to miss this 1970 movie. Whether it's erotic enough (or too erotic for an art film) is another story. Cinematography alone defines pretty well the difference between "Lickerish Quartet" and thousands of sleazy flicks out there. (P.S. I first gave it 3 stars then realized Sylvana Venturelli's stunning beauty deserved another one).

The Lost Art of the "Art Film".......2001-06-14

"The Lickerish Quartet" is a shining example of alternative 1970's film making. In a time when adult films had to be classified as "art-films" to avoid censorship, writers and directors were forced to put a lot of effort into plot, dialog, and storyline. The end result sometimes worked better than others and here we see just how imaginitive a.... film can be. Beautiful cinematography, grandiose setting, and a certain "twighlight-zone" twist, make this film anything but boring. What makes it shine is the way it reflects the ... vision of 1970. The sex is free and easy, though carefully handled and practically "R" rated. If you like seduction, passion, and lovers running through the grass, this is the film for you. There's plenty of porn around, but this is something else. The motorcycle stunt scene is worth the price of the film alone. Director Radley Metzger has secured a place in film history.

Dated 70's soft-core.......1999-12-18

To be honest, I purchased this dvd because of the numerous positive reviews I read on the web. I was very disappointed. It is very "70's" looking (and sounding) and has little value as a supposedly erotic film. Outside of a few visually interesting scenes (i.e. an older (ugly) guy and a young (very attractive) woman rolling around on a floor covered with what looks like giant pages out of a dictionary, with definitions of sexually oriented terms). Most of the film came off as pretentious, boring, and outdated. I have seen one other Metzger film to date, "Therese and Isabel", and that one was slightly superior.

Don't buy it........1999-11-19

Clumsy attempts at eroticism usually come out vulgar, as did this. Alternating scenes of the movie and the home movie within it is only one example.

Radley Metzger 3-DVD Set: The Lickerish Quartet, Camill (Erotic Illusion) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]

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Radley Metzger 3-DVD Set: The Lickerish Quartet, Camill (Erotic Illusion) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
Director: Radley Metzger
Manufacturer: Umbrella Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Product Description

"Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. LANGUAGES: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: 3-DVD Set directed by Radley Metzger, the Orson Wells of Erotica!: The Lickerish Quartet: A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise. She stays overnight, and during her 24 hours in the castle, each of its three residents involves her in a fantasy. She, in turn, keeps asking, 'Who has the gun?' Will there be violence before it's over? Camille 2000: A woman of the sixties sexual revolution, beautiful, sensuous, promiscuous Marguerite (Daniele Gaubert) is kept by a wealthy old man, has a string of young lovers and hosts wild orgies in her luxurious villa before falling in love with handsome bachelor, Armand, who insists on absolute fidelity. The Score: Having explored heterosexual obsessions in the critically acclaimed Camille and The Lickerish Quartet, the enfant terrible of arthouse erotica, Radley Metzger, ups the sexual ante with Score, the tale of a happily married swinging couple who make a bet that they can seduce a couple of naive young newlyweds (Lynn Lowry from I Drink Your Blood and superstar Casey Donovan) during a weekend get-together at their luxury Riviera villa. Boasting good performances, sharp and very funny writing, eye-catching locations, inventive camera work and ultra-groovy music, this erotic Mediterranean romp is a sinfully entertaining treat! SPECIAL FEATURES: Trailer(s), Scene Access, Interactive Menu, Box Set, 3-DVD Set, "

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