Have you already seen FALLO? The women look great. Virginia, especially, is of an overtly plumper shape, slightly unusual even for Brass' world.

Brass' humor is always decadent, coarse, mean, offensive, grotesque and violent and, therefore, also abstract. He might not be the greatest—yet he certainly is the most interesting and intriguing and naughty director. His stance is to take the lowest and surely meanest and most degrading view of most everything human; at this, he's far better than the artistic impostor Pasolini. This trend of porn comes from the cinematographic respectability—Fellini (--e.g., the fetish of plump divas--),Visconti, Cavani (--Antonioni filmed prettier stuff than these, but in an entirely other climate--); Bertolucci comes from the same sex—saturated atmosphere. Brass varied his approach, and took a coarser and plainer way in his last movies (--when it's not over—sentimentality--). His pornography has long been a theme of my writing.

His is some erotica that will survive. The soft—porn exists for directors like him; he doesn't, of course, 'express himself', because he has basically nothing to 'express'. Instead, he ceaselessly draws his porno vignettes, with enviable gusto and instinct. Brass is our guide to sex—guided lust.

Of interest in FALLO are exclusively the hefty sex scenes.

Brass does several _plein air studies of the physiology of orgasm—as in Raffaella Ponzo's scenes with her unlikable partner (this is an Italian specialty—sex in the countryside, orgasms in charming landscapes--); and several chamber studies—as in Frederica Palmer's funny bed scene, and office studies—see Federica Tommasi's scene. The battery of highly desirable babes counts Virginia Barrett, Raffaella Ponzo, Sara Cosmi, Federica Tommasi (--a porno star, go watch her double penetration in a porno short--),Silvia Rossi, Federica Palmer (--a nice _hottie--). The foxy Sara Cosmi's number reminds of the sheltered bourgeois effects used in LA CHIAVE; her naked ass in that discreet bluish light ….

So FALLO is essential Brass; disbelieve the disappointed ….

There are, in FALLO, several great scenes with Raffaella and Virginia—some feminine genitalia's vigorous handling, and the like, plus the delights of masochism and anal sex. The Nazi themes and German accents are there.

1) "Alibi" ("Alibi") While celebrating the seventh anniversary of marriage in a hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, Gianni convinces his wife Gianni to do a threesome with the room servant Ali. 2) "Double Trouble" ("Dupla Confusão") While playing tennis with Bruno, Stefania has intercourse with him in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Bruno's wife Erika does with Stefania's husband Luigi in his office, to get the position of guest in a talk show. 3) "Two Hearts and a Hut" ("Dois Corações e Uma Cabana") The maid Katarina is tipped with a high amount and prostitutes with a couple of sadistic & masochistic. 4) "Jolly Bangs" ("Casos") While on the beach, Raffaella fantasizes erotic affairs to the satisfaction of her husband Ugo. 5) "Honni Soit Qui Mal y Pense" ("Que a Maldade Fique com Aquele que Pensa Maldade") The photographer Franco wishes to have anal sex with Anna, who tells him that he can do only after marrying her. When they are invited to a party, she loses her virginity. 6) "Call me Pig…Cause I Like It!" ("Chama-me de Porca…Porque Eu Gosto!") While in London in their honeymoon, Rosy and Oskar disclose the real intentions of a voyeur.

Tinto Brass writes, directs and edits six erotic tales of extremely bad taste and low level. My first impression is that this film was cast in the red light district, in a brothel or in the porn industry. Most of the "actresses" shows cellulite and have flaccid bodies, or are simply wasted. I do not know the target audience of this crap, but I believe that even the most fanatic fan of Tinto Brass will be disappointed. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Faça Isto!" ("Do It!")

The film opens with Jerry Rubin's phrase "Do It" a book about the cultural revolution. Tinto Bras continues on with the sexual revolution by giving us 6 tales of promiscuous women. The stories in themselves are nothing great. The production details border on hard-core as there is all kinds of sexual activity including genital close-ups, fingering, and kissing. The extras include 17 minutes of "The Making of..." which is more like an outtake reel showing more nudity, in case you didn't get enough during the 89 minute film