Library Elise Sutton

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As I viewed the film, my first though was “this movie has nothing to do with Sacher-Masoch’s book” which disappointed me and probably prevented me from being totally objective about the overall quality of the film. The DVD had some nice extras, including an interview with Jess Franco about the movie, but I must confess that I never bothered to watch any of the extras at that time. I mailed the movie back to the gentleman who so kindly loaned it to me, and I gave him what was at the time my honest opinion of the film, including expressing my disappointment that Franco used the title “Venus in Furs” when the plot had nothing at all in common with the Sacher-Masoch book.

Now fast forward to the summer of 2010. I was seeking possible movies to review and I came across Jess Franco’s film “Succubus” on Amazon. The premise looked very promising;