Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki So-so Jean Rollin sexploitation flick, about a chick (schoolgirl hitchhiker herself, Joëlle Coeur) who house sits her cousin's apartment, has lesbian sex while she's there, gets involved in kidnappings, and must rescue her lesbian lover from a sex cult.The apartment is quite nice looking, so is Joëlle, but overall the film doesn't have the same hauntingly beautiful visuals that I've come to enjoy so much from Rollin. It is not at all up to some of Rollin's other work: no vampires, no zombies, less atmospherics, and sparse dialogue filling up the overlong run time. What we're left with is no different than most other soft core porn/ horror titles from the 1970s.Film's opening title scene is fun, a slightly Dada-influenced sequence, culminating with a cool, old house (think The Addams Family's mansion) but what the hell that has to do with the rest of the film, I cannot figure. And why do rat caricatures suddenly appear? Pay close attention when Joelle first walks into the apartment, a poster for Rollin's earlier Vampire Nue is visible on the wall.

The Doctor It's softcore, plain and simple. Nothing wrong with that in and of itself, but most other softcore flicks from the age at least make fun of themselves a little, tongue in cheek. This one doesn't -- unless you count the scenes where the star can't seem to stop herself from smirking at the wrong point.I do have to admit that the costumes and lighting were pretty good for this type of film, and the old French houses and manor used for locale were very nice.If you were an alien, and your first exposure to Earth was through this film, here is what you would have learned:When housesitting for your rich cousin, it's okay for you to have drunken parties and climb his walls to throw his belongings on the floor within half an hour of arrival.There are no consequences. For anything, as far as I can tell.The richer you are, the less clothing you wear.All women are lesbians.All women are agreeable for sex every 10 minutes, no matter what mood they're in, even if they just found out their best friend was kidnapped. Even with the maid, or strangers...Buck-tooth monkey-face hags are sexiest of all.Everything can be instantly forgiven, as long as somebody gets laid.Disagreements are settled via half-naked, half-hearted catfight.On the other hand, if you're an earthling who has been around the track and likes a softcore exploitation flick... well, you might like it, but it won't be your new favorite.

bclochard honestly, the best part about this film is the costumes... and the possibility that Donatella Versace herself may have gotten her look from the character "Malvina." I was not really interested in the sex scenes - which are tame for sure, but the story - which is muddled and inconsequential - could have been interesting if it had been fleshed out more. I got this sent to me for a viewing and we honestly assumed it was going to be better than it was - but if you like camp - and lots of it, you probably will not be disappointed. The maid catfight is somewhat entertaining, and I loved those kidnappers' outfits. Tres chic indeed.

lazarillo There are two ways to approach this movie. If you're looking for a softcore porn knock-off you will no doubt find it very strange, but you probably won't be disappointed. If you're a Jean Rollin fan though you won't find it strange enough, and you probably will be. The problem with this movie is that it is VERY heavily padded with the typical boring, mechanical softcore grinding scenes. It's not that this detracts from the plot--this is a Rollin film after all with the usual deliciously bizarre if completely inconsequential story--but it does take away from the strangely beautiful images and haunting atmosphere that characterize the director's best work. Rollin seemed to realize this and used a pseudonym on the film, even before it was retitled "Fly Me the French Way" (what the hell does that mean, anyway?) and had some pre-credit sequence from what is obviously a completely different movie slapped onto it. I do have to take exception with some of the previous reviews which claim the women in this movie aren't attractive. So these French actresses need to shave their armpits, they're still preferable to the ridiculously over-sized silicone breasts attached to anorexic American "actresses" who are obviously just punching the clock when they're doing sex scenes. Call me un-American . . .