Eugenie (1973)
Jess Franco thrusts the Marquis de Sade's short story Eugenie de Franval kicking and screaming into the pervy, murderous seventies, starring the gorgeous Soledad Miranda as Eugenie, now living with her step father following her mothers passing. It's not long before she discover he's a sexual deviant and the pair forge a relationship that involves the seduction of strangers for murderous intent.
A second viewing of this for me and i once more really enjoyed it. It's pretty seedy, even for a Franco film, the seduction of the hitch hiker is compellingly erotic despite it's menacing sour after taste and Miranda, who is a natural fit for dreamy eroticism such as this, performs well with Paul Muller who plays her step father.
Jess Franco the director (As opposed to Jess Franco the actor who is far more competent in this than A Virgin Among the Living Dead) treats us to some experimental, moody and coldly bleak visuals complemented by another great Bruno Nicolai score in what is definitely one of Jess Franco's greatest films.
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