The Devil in Miss Jones / Дьявол В Мисс Джонс Год производства: 1973 г. Страна: USA Жанр: Feature, Classic, Plot Based Продолжительность: 01:07:07+00:50:48 Режиссер: Gerard Damiano Студия: Arrow Язык: Английский В ролях: Harry Reems, Georgina Spelvin, Marc Stevens, Clair Lumiere
Описание: AVN Top 500 Justine Jones, a spinster in her early thirties, takes her life - not because of anything that happened to her but rather because nothing ever happened to her. Each day a void, a nothingness, piled up on the nothingness of the day before. Confronted by the devil and faced with spending an eternity in hell, she imposes the hypothetical premise: If I had my life to live over, I would live a life filled...engulfed...consumed by lust!! This sets in motion a series of erotic encounters that reach far beyond the range of human experience - an in depth study of sexual behavior that transcends the norm and blooms into a true form of erotic art.
Review
One of the true, legitimate classics of vintage adult cinema, Gerard Damiano's The Devil In Miss Jones is one of the most popular seventies porno films of all time and for good reason. Not only did it take adult cinema to new heights of class and believe it not intelligence, it also made a star out of Georgina Spelvin. Spelvin is an interesting actress. She was definitely a little older than most of the other ladies working in porno at the time, but it was this maturity that made her the perfect choice for the lead in Damiano's film.
The story line is a little different here than it is in the recent remake courtesy of Vivid. Spelvin plays the titular Miss Justine Jones, a lonely spinster who commits suicide when she can no longer deal with her sad, lonely existence on this plain. Damiano's Catholic roots show up when her suicide sends her to Hell as tradition dictates, and soon she meets the devil himself, or at least an interesting interpretation of him in the form of Mr. Abaca (John Clemens). Miss Jones explains to him the regret she has over not indulging herself more during her time on Earth. She died a virgin, never having known the pleasures of the flesh. As the blurb on the back of the case says, 'if you're going to go to Hell, go for a reason' and she figures if she has to suffer for all of eternity, she might as well do something more than just off herself to deserve it.
The devil decide to send her back to Earth, alive, for a short period of time on the condition that she go out and partake in every kink she's ever even considered in her mind. After she's taught how to indulge herself, courtesy of some training with 'The Teacher' (Harry Reems, who bends her over and sticks a plug up her ass before getting her to give him head) in that way, she's sent back to Earth to get it on. Along the way she gets it on whoever she wants, male or female (in a hot scene with Claire Lumiere a.k.a. Judith Hamilton), or even solo, with a guy and a girl (Sue Flaken a.k.a Erica Havens and Marc Stevens), or two guys (Levi Richards and Marc Stevens), a water hose (a very hot masturbation scene where Spelvin pleasures herself to a piece of Ennio Morricone's score from Once Upon A Time In The West!), or a bowl of fruit. In short, she goes out and fucks whoever and whatever she wants.
While the sex scenes aren't nearly as prolonged as they are in the remake (which is much more modern in that the sex is prolonged and the real reason to watch the film, as opposed to the very plot-centric way in which Damiano's movie unfolds), this is still some fairly hot material and even those not as well versed in vintage adult cinema, as some of us tend to be, would do well to check this out – if only to just compare it to the Vivid remake. Given a chance, The Devil In Miss Jones proves to be an intense viewing experience. Roger Ebert called in 'the best hardcore porn film I've ever seen' and while there are a probably a lot of good ones that have escaped Mr. Ebert's eager eyes, this reviewer is hard pressed to think of one that tops it for style, smarts, and eroticism.
While some might not find Spelvin the most attractive female lead to ever fuck on film, make no mistake, once she gets going she knows what she's doing and it's to Damiano's credit that he cast her in the lead. She's not typical porn star material – even in 1973 she was on the older side of the spectrum. She's also rather flat chested with an attractive but not particularly remarkable figure. That being said, she certainly gets very into her role and that enthusiasm and sensuality definitely comes across in her performance here. You'll note this from the very opening scene in which she's begging Damiano himself (as the man in the cell with her) to fuck her, fingering herself and asking for his cock so that she can get off.
Even without the smoldering sex scenes, The Devil In Miss Jones is a really well made movie. From the scene early one where Spelvin reaches for the razor and takes her own life while the surreal music swells up on the soundtrack to her 'born again' persona later on in which she completely gives in to her dark sexual side, the acting is good. Harry Reems hams it up a bit, which is par for the course with him, but even then he works in his part. The rest of the cast is suitably mysterious, not going as over the top as modern actors tend to do in porno movies, plot based or otherwise. Damiano's film also looks like a real movie. There's some obvious care put into the setups and the cinematography and the movie has a very polished look to it. It's well edited, well paced, and the sex fits into the storyline well. Damiano will always be known for Deep Throat and for good reason as that film really deserves its place in film history but The Devil In Miss Jones proves that the man was far more than just another pornographer with a camera. He had real talent, you can see it here and in some of his other movies, even early ones like Deep Throat. This film proves he was a good storyteller and a legitimate artist in his own right. DISC ONE INFO: VIDEO:
While it's unfortunate that the 1.66.1 widescreen image is not enhanced for anamorphic sets, this is otherwise a very nice transfer and a big improvement over the cropped, fullframe release that was available from VCX for some time. Here Damiano's compositions look good, the film looks very smooth and in its proper aspect ratio you can really appreciate the artistry behind the movie. Color reproduction looks quite good and the black levels are very strong. There's a lot more detail present in the picture here than in previous home video releases and while there is some mild grain and some minute print damage, there's really little to complain about here.
AUDIO:
Raincoat Theater provides three audio options for this release – a newly created Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix, the original Dolby Digital mono mix, and a Dolby Digital Mono dubbed track in Spanish. There are no subtitles or closed captions provided.
As far as the quality of the audio goes, the surround mix is fun as it spreads things out a bit, primarily the music, but the mono track is the way to go. This track presents the movie the way it's supposed to sound. There's a little bit of background hiss here and there but that's about the only complaint one can levy against the track and it's not that big a deal in the first place. Dialogue is clean and clear throughout, and Alden Shuman's score comes through nicely. Levels are fine, they're balanced properly and if this sound mix isn't going to blow your mind, it really does get the job done nicely.
EXTRAS:
The only extra feature on the first disc (aside from a static menu and a scene selection option) is an audio commentary with director Gerard Damiano. On this track Damiano speaks about what it was like to work with Spelvin, why he liked her in the lead, and what bothered her as an actress (she was apparently unsure about the anal scene and needed some encouragement). He talks about some of the themes that he plays around with in the film and gives us a good overall look at what went into the production. There's a tiny bit of dead air here and there and the moderator lets Damiano go off topic from time to time, but for the most part this is a pretty interesting discussion. Unfortunately the quality of the recording isn't the best, there's a fair bit of irritating background noise that does get a little distracting at times (at one point it sounds like someone's cell phone goes off). Minor complains aside, this is historically important, as it is Damiano's best track. The moderator brings up the remake and claims it doesn't work (this reviewer disagrees) and Damiano appears irritated that he didn't get much credit when the remake hit big. Fair enough, he did come up with the concept and Paul Thomas probably should have given the man more credit than he did. At any rate, Damiano is an interesting enough subject and getting the chance to hear his side of the making of this movie and of his time in the adult film industry is interesting stuff.
Here Damiano laments the advent of video, how it ruined proper porno movie making, and how it stopped the industry from getting better and better. It's also interesting to hear Damiano talk about how he covered Spelvin and Hamilton (who is credited here as Claire Lumiere which is how she's mentioned in the commentary) in oil for their scene together (that's why there's a plastic sheet on the bed), which has been cut at times during the film's history. He also talks about the soundtrack, how it works well, how important it was to the movie, how 'every goddamn distributor in this business is that fucking stupid.' Is he bitter? It does sound like it, but he's got a right to be. He also talks about the snake scene, how Spelvin improvised it, and how he never would have expected her to do it. It's also interesting to hear him talk about how tricky it was to shoot the scene where Spelvin takes on two guys at the same time and the logistical problems that scenes like this entail. He covers the film in quite a bit of detail, fans should be pleased. DISC TWO INFO: Disc two contains the softcore version of the film that runs fifty-minutes exactly and is pretty much the same movie without the penetration scenes. This version also omits the intro scene with Damiano and Spelvin, and is taken from an unusually framed source that is just a little bit crooked and slightly cropped on the left and right hand side of the picture (likely to make it more appropriate for a standard TV frame). Regardless, it's here as a companion piece to the uncut version and it's really more of a curiosity item than anything else. This version doesn't look nearly as nice as the restored feature on the first disc and it suffers from some odd combing, but it's nice to see it here for the sake of completion. Also on the second disc is an interview entitled Devil In Miss Spelvin where Georgina herself appears on camera and talks about her life and times in the adult film industry and her work on this film in particular. She talks about how she came to NYC with virtually nothing but make up and curlers and a bunch of clothes, and how she lived at the Woodrow Hotel while she tried to break into ballet. She got into musical comedy and did some dancing but never found the break she wanted and finally wound up doing stage production which lead to film production which in turn lead to acting and editing. She and some friends apparently did some activist films but that didn't pay the bills and soon enough she answered an ad in a trade paper and ended up in porno after doing some location work and rounding up some extras. It was during these days in the NYC film industry that she met a man who wanted her for a role in a film called The High Priestess of Sexual Witchcraft. She apparently didn't know this was supposed to be a porno until it was time to perform, at which point she just went with it. From her she talks about working with Marc Stevens who introduced her to Harry Reems and how she wound up working with Damiano through this connection. She was originally brought on as a cook, but when Damiano met her he cast her as the lead. From here we hear about her working relationship with Damiano and what it was like working with her various co-stars (she has nothing but kind words to say about Reems and she credits Marc Stevens with saving her ass) and her thoughts on the girl-girl scene (Claire Lumiere was her roommate!) and the three-way scene that are in the movie. We get her side of the snake scene story, and lots more including her thoughts on the sex industry, why she never performed sex on stage like many adult performers of the era, and how she feels about her career in hindsight. Spelvin comes across as very down to Earth and as a very nice lady. It's great to get the chance to hear about her work in her own words, though like the audio commentary, the recording could have been better as there are too many moments where the wind hits her lapel mic and shows up in the mix – this could have been easily avoided and it's annoying. That being said, I'm nit picking. This is a nice half hour sit down chat with someone who probably couldn't give a bad interview if she tried! Rounding out the extra features on the second disc is an 'original' theatrical trailer (this doesn't look like an original trailer, as the film's logo looks video generated, there's no narration or 'coming soon' type promotion and it's simply made up of the opening scene with Damiano and Spelvin – it runs 1:21) and a nice still gallery that plays as a silent slideshow and is made up of various promotional photographs but which sadly (and surprisingly) doesn't contain any home video release, promotional artwork or advertising material. There are also trailers included here for Insatiable (with the Miracle Films band, 1:08), Debbie Does Dallas (narrated by Bambi Woods who says in real life she was a Dallas Cowgirl! 1:54), Neon Nights (a lengthy 4:19) and Babylon Pink (also quite lengthy at 3:50).
Final Thoughts: Minor complaints aside (the transfer should have been anamorphic), this is an all around excellent release. The Devil In Miss Jones deserves all of the accolades of praise it's received over the last three decades and it's great to see it finally get a proper release with nice audio and video and some interesting extra features. Highly recommended.
LIVE.S
Спасибо! Наконец-то добрался и скачал. Странно, что до сих пор не было ДВД этого фильма на лабе (а может, и был, да потонул, хз). Весч-то крутая, крутая весч! Культовая... Что-то мало скачавших, такая-то классика. Причём, в отличии от Глубокой Глотки прекрасно смотрится и сейчас. И даже просто как худ. фильм, тогда как та представляет уже лишь культурологический и исторический интерес. Про сам фильм уже говорил в раздаче 3-ей и 4-ой части, особо добавить нечего (сейчас включил и в очередной раз отметил музыкальное сопровождение, а заодно тыкнул на первый диалог в чистилище и на концовку, ммм...).
(жалко, у меня нет таланта муячить такие простыни ▼)
The Devil Made Her Do It !, 4 June 2006 | Author: Dirtymoviedevotee *** This review may contain spoilers *** After DEEP THROAT's devastating success shook people's perceptions of porn as some sort of ghetto-bound form of entertainment, its director Gerard Damiano in turn twisted those same people's expectations by radically changing course and creating what is still one of the most thought-provoking adult films of all time. Though it has been the inspiration for a Swiss soft-core reworking (Erwin C. Dietrich's DER TEUFEL IN MISS JONAS) and a mostly forgotten gay porn adaptation (THE DEVIL AND MR JONES, duh !), not to mention five "official" sequels and a recent remake (Paul Thomas' glossy THE NEW DEVIL IN MISS JONES with Jenna Jameson and Savanna Samson as the Horned One and Miss Jones respectively), the original has lost none of its power to shock over more than three decades. Of course, much of this is thanks to the truly amazing Georgina Spelvin delivering one of the most awe-inspiring acting and sexual performances the world has ever witnessed. A former chorus line dancer named Michelle "Shelly" Graham (spelling varies according to source), she entered the adult industry at a relatively advanced age – in her late thirties – and went on to prove that experience (she'd been married and a mom before entering a same sex relationship with porno performer Judith Hamilton) can make a real woman far more sexually interesting than any prettier and younger girl could ever hope to be. The movie opens on Spelvin as Justine Jones, a lonely spinster pushing forty, wordlessly preparing her suicide by slashing her wrists in the bathtub as Linda November's soothing vocals wail the absolutely haunting "I'm Coming Home" on the soundtrack. As life's blood drains from her slumping body, she's suddenly transported to the office of Mr Abaca (character actor John Clemens who played leading lady Tamie Trevor's husband in Danny Stone's HIGH RISE) without any memories of her prior actions. It turns out she's at some sort of halfway house between Heaven and Hell where it'll be determined where she should go. While she has lived a spotless life of chastity ("I haven't even done that…"), the taking of her own life makes her ineligible for an eternity in Paradise. She's not expected at either place for a few days anyway, so Abaca grants her the opportunity to experience every form of sexual perversion in the netherworld so she'll at least deserve her damnation. Guided along by the Teacher (THROAT's Dr Young himself, Harry Reems, in a solemn performance as far removed from that zany character as can be imagined), Justine discovers most erotic variations known to man (oral, straight and rectal penetration in groups of two and three of both men and women) and her gleeful responses to each new experience provide most of those scenes' turn-on value. Real life lover Hamilton (also with Spelvin in Gary Graver's excellent 3 A.M.) supplies the Sapphic action with the howling wind adding an eerie touch. The only other female, Erica Havens (who was in Shaun Costello's DIRTY SUSAN), playfully fights Spelvin for oral dominance over the massive member of Marc Stevens (who made a memorable Jacob Marley in Costello's PASSIONS OF CAROL), the latter returning for the legendary "sandwich" scene with Georgina and Levi Richards of A DIRTY WESTERN notoriety. Rumor has it that both "studs" were so nervous that the actress had to convince them the actual shooting was just a rehearsal, encouraging and talking them through the whole act ! Inevitably, Miss Jones winds up in Hell, a white-chalked dungeon of never ending boredom, the only escape of which is obsessive lunacy as demonstrated by Damiano's cameo turn as Georgina's cell mate trying to focus on an imaginary fly while the woman tries to tempt him with her fleshy wares. Deep and downbeat (a reason the film has generated as many detractors as it has followers), DEVIL IN MISS JONES is a rare adult film that once seen can never be truly erased from memory. Plot (liberally "borrowed" from Sartre's HUIS CLOS a/k/a NO EXIT), acting and production were unlike anything experienced by audiences at the time, illustrating Damiano's huge gamble that pretty much generated the whole subsequent "Golden Age" deal, roughly encompassing the remainder of the '70s and the first half of the '80s. Time has not dulled its effect one iota. Spelvin's dramatic intensity still makes you feel Justine's despair at having (wrongheadedly, perhaps ?) lived a life of sin-free purity and her sexual performance scorches anything in its path. Anyone genuinely interested in the history of porn cinema should start his studies right here. The only downside being that this masterpiece will spoil you for life!
Почему указано, что релиз от Arrow? Это издание от VCX 2006-го года – The Devil in Miss Jones: Definitive Collector's Edition. А ещё есть 2009-го года: VCX 40th Anniversary Edition. Вот его бы тоже раздобыть: там, похоже, нормальный widescreen, а не леттербокс, как здесь. Хотя в описании того издания тоже леттербокс упоминается. Короче, не знаю, чем они различаются. Отпишитесь, кто-нибудь.
Тут обложки типа таких нужны:
медиаинфо, кому интересно ▼
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Редкий (увы) случай: есть пара фотографий с площадки ▼
Нужна помощь Москвичей, Арт видео продаёт этот фильм с переводом, хотя скорее всего софт-версия. Я перевод подгоню под прон без проблем. И к этому DVD прикрутить тоже смогу. Помощь собственно в том, чтобы забрать у них диск, деньги я отдам свои
Начал смотреть и возбуждаться - актриса в самом соку. Когда она вынула из своего ануса резиновый член и тут же начала его смачно облизывать, а потом и вовсе запихала себе в рот я тихо удивился. Стал ждать как Учитель тоже вынет большой палец из ее задницы и обсосет. Потом уже была помывка в ванне, где эта мисс поставила себе клизму из шланга, расслабилась и купалась с вожделением в том что вышло! Неудивительно, что в концовке она умоляла, но парень не захотел ее облизать.
Нужна помощь Москвичей, Арт видео продаёт этот фильм с переводом, хотя скорее всего софт-версия. Я перевод подгоню под прон без проблем. И к этому DVD прикрутить тоже смогу. Помощь собственно в том, чтобы забрать у них диск, деньги я отдам свои
Поддержу Cantar De Procella, сабж - довольно интересная штука. Вполне смотрибельно и без акцента на секс-сценах, софтовая версия могла бы сойти за артхаус. Саундтрек так и вовсе на уровне мэйнстримных фильмов, и вроде бы чуть ли не единственный саундтрек к порнофильму изданный отдельно. И если послушать комментарии режиссёра (4-ая аудиодорога), то он рассказывает, что как раз хотел снимать фильмы, но поскольку денег не было, альтернативой был прон, но его устраивало и это.
Получилось что-то на стыке прона и кино.
Также он рассказывал, что сцена со змеёй оказалась в фильме случайно (в сценарии её не было), потому что кто-то из съёмочной группы притащил на площадку своего питомца, а Джорджина начала с ним играть...
Короче, если кого-то сабж заинтересовал, советую после просмотра послушать комментарии, любопытно. Вообще, допы на дисках довольно неплохие, помимо прочего в них есть трейлеры других фильмов тех лет - Debbie Does Dallas, например.
