Jess Franco's Eugenie (1970): A Coming-of-Age S3xpl0itation Film

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@robertryder3319 7 ай бұрын

Franco films receive a lot of criticism, but I enjoy his films for what they are, not exactly a revenge film but satisfied by the ending. A review on the fly works for me and liked your review of it. Rob reviewed Solange movie this week and you doing an exploitation review at the same time is wild and like to hear both of your takes on opposing sides of the aisle! Can't wait for your next review!!!

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

haa yes I was so excited to see that Solange review! Thanks so much!

@davidmajer3652 7 ай бұрын

That was a good video. You seem to have the formula. Your residence makes for a vivid colorful set. You look so at home on that comfortable couch with those timeless funky pillows. You could have spent hours on that, and not seriously improved on it. You are a natural one take performer. I could go on about De Sade, but I won't. Just to say, he was a stone atheist, and the lewd behavior would not be done by a demonic cult but by the local monks. The business retired Franco, but he kept going. He would soon find Lina Romey, many years his junior. He probably died of grief shortly after her passing. RIP

@pizzawithkaas 7 ай бұрын

Prepared or not, we’re blessed with a new video. I originally stumbled upon this channel for your movie taste, but it’s fun listening to you discuss and ramble about art and life in general. you’re just simply interesting. Keep it up Katie! (no pressure)

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, pizza! :')

@RyanMichero 7 ай бұрын

Is this your first Jess Franco film? Man, now there is an interesting guy. Not all of his movies are great or even good, but he's pretty good at working through his own obsessions through low-budget exploitation cinema. You could probably psychoanalze him pretty well from his movies. But yeah, the soundtracks from his films are often great. He was a jazz musician himself and a lot of his 60s and early 70s movies have great music. I have the Vampyros Lesbos CD somewhere... He often does his best work with women who are his muses, the most notable being Soledad Miranda and Lina Romay. A thoughtful review, and I didn't mind it being unscripted. I often find myself with sort of conflicted thoughts when watching old exploitation movies and Franco films. Clearly the attitudes my be hopelessly sexist and seems to be exploiting violence against women, but you can tell Franco is often in love with his female characters and is very sympathetic to them and is always interested in their points of view. Another coming of age sexploitation film where the woman is more on board with the rites of passage is "I Am a Nymphomaniac" starring Sandra Julien.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

This is my 3rd! I've seen Faceless and She Killed in Ecstasy. "working through his own obsessions" - i love that. sounds therapeutic! Thanks so much for your thougts. And that movie rec... love the title!! Thank you!

@sweetnspooky 7 ай бұрын

This new set up is the vibe girl!! I love it. I need to check this film out, I need to get more into Jess Franco films. I’ve only seen one so far. 😭

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! This was a pretty good one, definitely smutty - i dont think I stressed that enough. lol. I've only seen 3 Franco films myself. But from what people are saying in these comments, it sounds like most of his hundreds of movies are crappy. lol.

@nikitamcconnell8027 4 ай бұрын

@@KatieoftheNightJess Franco movies are quite messy - some are less messy, some are super messy. But almost all of 200 movies he made have his unique style. Basically, you need to “get” his style to love his movies. Kinda like Lynch’s weirdness.

@deadringer22000 7 ай бұрын

Nice to hear you review a Jess Franco movie. I think he has about 200 movies that he directed in his career(most of them bad but I like the ones that are bad but entertaining). Eugenie is one of his better ones. I liked Venus In Furs, The Awful Dr. Orlof, and Bloody Moon(all great in a bad way). Supposedly he was a very talented jazz musician as well so his music should be on par.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

Oh I didn't know that about him being a musician! I have Venus in Furs and haven't watched it... I also recently missed a Bloody Moon watch party but the trailer looked great!

@nikitamcconnell8027 4 ай бұрын

@@KatieoftheNighthe did music to some of his movies. he was a jazz musician and filmed movies as if it’s a jazz improvisation

@mal-bp5jq 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant Kate from a Franco fan many thank's for this review I've still to see this one though. On the music note check out the sound track to ( Vampyros Lesbos ) that is amazing too.

@KatieoftheNight 5 ай бұрын

OOh I can't wait to see that and hear it! I have it on DVD, just haven't made my way to it yet!

@kevinsplinter8595 7 ай бұрын

Jean Rollin & Jess Franco Are Legend's in The Movie industry with there different views on how movies should be. Exploitation and sleazy and mystery

@Screenfunfacts 7 ай бұрын

Jess Franco had this ability to make the best movies with the most beautiful cinematography and camera work, just like he was able to make the worse movies. What a strange man he was.

@kevinsplinter8595 7 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks for sharing. Love Jess Franco Movies.

@jacobmarleyvinyl380 7 ай бұрын

Your review was very open-minded and thoughtful. How about a top-ten roundup of Euro, 60s and 70s sexploitation and/or erotica films that feature lots of nudity, lesbian and/or bisexual content?

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

If I ever see that many that stand out to me i'll consider it! Thank you.

@metaldams78 7 ай бұрын

Very thoughtful review and I love the female perspective you gave this one. Yeah, the whole young girl thing is pretty uncomfortable (as I think it’s meant to be - discovering sex usually is) and I like the “rites of passage” angle you give this. I streamed this movie about six months ago, so thanks for refreshing my memory. Franco made a few De Sade type films and Justine, while not quite as graphic as Eugenie, is still graphic enough considering the title character was played by Romina Power (daughter of Tyrone Power), who was all of 16. She was not right for the role and Franco was the first to say so. Franco made a Eugenie movie with Soledad Miranda, who was more age appropriate, that I’m dying to see. You mentioned Bruno Nicolai’s score. The scores in Franco’s films are usually awesome and Bruno Nicolai is one of my favorite Italian composers. His score in Franco’s A VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD/CHRISTINA, PRINCESS OF EROTICISM almost left me in tears at the end it’s so moving - and that doesn’t happen often.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

I've seen Justine pop up here and there but haven't seen it yet. Shame the casting wasn't the best choice but I'm sure I'll check it out at some point. You've intrigued me with the other scores you recommended!

@albowman5964 7 ай бұрын

This one is on my wish list. I actually saw a box set of all of Franco's films a few months ago but it was around $600. It is now listed as unavailable. I have a few of his films. I like him but he's an acquired taste.

@RyanMichero 7 ай бұрын

Omg, how many movies were in the set, all of them?

@metaldams78 7 ай бұрын

$600 for a complete Franco set would be a steal. That’s only $3 a film.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

wow, you'd never need to buy any movies ever again! haha

@nikitamcconnell8027 4 ай бұрын

I so want this box set!! Jess Franco is not for everybody but if you get it you get it.

@ScreamqueenarmyBlogspot666 7 ай бұрын

Jess Franco is one of my favourite Filmmakers, even the director said some of his movies weren't great

@montananerd8244 7 ай бұрын

I'm not sure anyone's read DeSade, dear, I think we're all just going off his plot summaries. I tried in my youth, but it's too much. A lot of it is simply cultural change in fiction style, but also he does not recognize the same barriers we do, and as someone from another time entirely, combines modern "harmless perversions" like bdsm and promiscuity with assaults on children, and other things that most modern readers do not wish to be titillated by. Long comment just to say, never apologize for not reading DeSade.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

haha, noted! thank you.

@andyconda2125 3 ай бұрын

Makes me wonder how many Jess Franco films are NOT on a seaside😂

@the3rdpillblog934 7 ай бұрын

Eugenie is in my top 20 of Jess Franco films. My LB list says 8th place, but place 6-20 are more or less interchangeable. (And I have now seen 83 Jess Franco movies, that's why I can only roughly rank them.)

@metaldams78 7 ай бұрын

I’ve “only” seen 26.

@the3rdpillblog934 7 ай бұрын

@@metaldams78Many people would say that 26 are way too many films by someone like Jess Franco.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

Glad to know I chose a top tier one! though i imagine i'm going to encounter some bad ones soon...

@the3rdpillblog934 6 ай бұрын

@@KatieoftheNightThe funny thing with Jess Franco is that most people don't agree on what his good films actually are. I found something to enjoy in most of them. But it depends on the mood one is in, I guess.

@Jaykilljoy-tt9tt 7 ай бұрын

One of several on my to watch list. This year or next year. So I'll watch this review after I watch it. I did watch the ending. Good to hear you liked it. Hope I do too.

@craigjohnson4819 7 ай бұрын

Great video, i like the conversational approach! Christopher Lee was not happy with the end result and said he wasn't aware of the full nature of the film. Oddly there is a weird quasi-remake of this film called Night Terrors, from Tobe Hooper and starring Robert Englund as the Marquis de Sade. Its not particularly good.....

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

you say it's not good yet i'm still interested! hahaha

@craigjohnson4819 6 ай бұрын

@@KatieoftheNight ha ha, I know what you mean, I do the same!!

@kylebunn4860 7 ай бұрын

I keep trying to learn to appreciate Franco. So many smart people I really respect advocate for him. Maybe I'll give this one a try. Thinking of Eugenie as a 'final girl' might help me stick with it. This video is great. You're way articulate even without a script.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much! Well a lot of people in the comments are saying Franco made a ton of awful movies. I've only seen Faceless, She Killed in Ecstasy, and Eugenie so far. all of which seem to be on the better end of his spectrum.

@nikitamcconnell8027 4 ай бұрын

I would advocate for Franco movies at any time. Still, he’s a very unique rebellious director, he’s an author, and his style is not for everybody.

@katem1472 7 ай бұрын

Luv your new set!

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

thank you! I honestly moved out into the living room bc my black room was too messy hahaha

@glenmcculla6843 7 ай бұрын

Messy. Painful. Confusing. Sloppy. But enough of my own sexual encounters - I quite liked this film!

@chayo4537 7 ай бұрын

That don't sound too good. It sounds like you didn't get off. But whoever you were with did

@glenmcculla6843 7 ай бұрын

@@chayo4537 What I lack in competence and technique I make up for with enthusiasm.:p

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@halwasserman7905 7 ай бұрын

Truly one has to scratch one's head at the movie industry. Here is a man with no talent at all who made tons of films. How can that be? Some of us may have a few of his dvds in our collection but surely such movies could not have been a hit when they were made. In any case your next Franco film should be Female Vampire. Is it good? Noooooo. But it's interesting, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

@metaldams78 7 ай бұрын

Franco was chosen by Orson Welles as a second unit director for CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT because Welles was so impressed with one of Franco’s early noir films. Franco’s thing was starting in the late sixties, he made films at such a rapid pace it was literally impossible to keep a consistent quality. The fact that Franco made so many films and a good amount of them show true moments of beauty (in my opinion) would indicate talent. Can one argue with him making films at such a fast pace? Sure. But he had talent.

@halwasserman7905 7 ай бұрын

@@metaldams78 You may be the first person to describe any of Franco's films as noir. That is a new one to me. I am aware of his work on Chimes at Midnight. I have only seen a few clips of that one. The impression I have is it is not ranked with Welles' best. Anyway who knows what went on in the mind of Orson Welles? He was a great genius of course but surely most of the difficulties he experienced were self inflicted. How else do we explain that most other filmmakers were able to get their films made without any of the troubles he faced?

@metaldams78 7 ай бұрын

@@halwasserman7905 The two noir films - early ones, are DEATH WHISTLES THE BLUES and RIFIFI IN THE CITY. Franco started out as a more conventional filmmaker …and yeah, there’s no doubt Welles was a better director than producer.

@KatieoftheNight 6 ай бұрын

unqualified people who still go out and accomplish the damn thing are an inspiration! 😂