French
DeutschThe Tale of Tiffany Lust
| The Tale of Tiffany Lust | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Radley Metzger (uncredited) |
| Written by | Radley Metzger (as "Jake Barnes") |
| Produced by | André Lispenard Radley Metzger (uncredited) |
| Starring | Candida Royalle Désirée Cousteau Dominique Saint Claire (as "Arlene Manhatten") George Payne Ron Jeremy Samantha Fox Vanessa del Rio Veronica Hart |
| Cinematography | Gérard Loubeau |
| Edited by | Jason Hyatt |
| Music by | Olivia Rivas |
| Distributed by | VCA Pictures (US) Great Jones Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes (US) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Tale of Tiffany Lust, also known as Body Lust, is a 1979 American pornographic film. It was directed by Radley Metzger but credited for convenience to French director and occasional Metzger collaborator Gérard Kikoïne, who may have served as an advisor.[1][2][3] The film was shot in several locations in New York City.[4][5] It opened in France on 27 June 1979 under the title Dolly l'initiatrice,[6] but was not released in the U.S. until 1981.
The Tale of Tiffany Lust is related to Kikoïne's Aphrodesia's Diary, also shot in New York in 1979 with the same imported French stars, Dominique Saint Claire and Morgane. The two films also have French cinematographer Gérard Loubeau and, less remarkably, American actors and technicians in common. It is probable that they were made consecutively in Winter-Spring 1979. The international cast and crew assembled for Kikoïne's big-budget French-American co-production Aphrodesia were probably reused for Metzger's Tiffany, itself quite lavish by pornographic standards.
The film was released during the Golden Age of Porn (inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol's Blue Movie) in the United States, at a time of "porno chic",[7][8] in which adult erotic films were just beginning to be widely released, publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope)[9] and taken seriously by film critics (like Roger Ebert).[10][11]
Premise
[edit]Betty, a friend, suggests that Tiffany, a housewife seeking a way to enrich her love life, see Florence Nightingale on her radio show where guests are welcome to enjoy erotic activities in front of a live audience. Later, Tiffany discovers that her husband is enjoying similar activities of his own.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Candida Royalle as Guest #19
- Désirée Cousteau as Girl in Bar
- Dominique Saint Claire as Tiffany
- George Payne as Tiffany's Husband
- Ron Jeremy as Guest #9
- Samantha Fox as Girl in Sauna
- Vanessa del Rio as Florence Nightgale
- Veronica Hart as Betty
- Morgane as Blonde in Sauna
Notes
[edit]According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle".[12] Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography".[13] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[14][15][16][17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). ToniBentley.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Body Lust (1981) - Alternate title: The Tale of Tiffany Lust". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Staff (2016). "The Tale of Tiffany Lust (1979)". IMDB. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Staff (February 19, 1982). "Henry Paris' Touch Is Everywhere - The Tale of Tiffany Lust". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Dolly l'initiatrice, Visas et Classification, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (January 21, 1973). "Porno chic; 'Hard-core' grows fashionable-and very profitable". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ Porno Chic (Jahsonic.com)
- ^ Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (June 13, 1973). "The Devil In Miss Jones - Film Review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 24, 1976). "Alice in Wonderland:An X-Rated Musical Fantasy". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ Gallagher, Steve (August 7, 2014). ""This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Simpson, Claire (October 2, 2013). "Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger". WhatCulture.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Rist, Ray C. (January 4, 1974). Book - The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life. Transaction Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 9781412838467. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Lehman, Peter (2006). Book - Pornography: Film and Culture. Rutgers University Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780813538716. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Staff (2016). "Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - DadaBase Search Results - Radley Metzger". Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Staff (March 4, 2017). "Obituary Of The Righteous - The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger - Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History - Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version". DagoSpia.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Cook, David A. (2002). History of the American cinema. Vol. 9. University of California Press. pp. 274–275. ISBN 0-520-23265-8.
- Heffernan, Kevin, "A social poetics of pornography", Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Volume 15, Issue 3, December 1994, pp. 77–83. doi:10.1080/10509209409361441.
- Lehman, Peter, Pornography: film and culture, Rutgers depth of field series, Rutgers University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8135-3871-8.
- Williams, Linda, Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible", University of California Press, 1999, ISBN 0-520-21943-0.
