Taglines: An erotic fantasy horror from the tortured pen of The Marquis de Sade.
Marquis de Sade: Justine movie storyline. Left without a family and a few crowns each, cloistered sisters Juliette and her innocent chaste sibling Justine are forced to leave the nunnery’s protection, and for the first time in their life, dwell by themselves in the harsh outside world. But fate can be relentless as it can be cruel and undeserved, and while Juliette finds shelter in Madame de Buisson’s welcoming brothel.
At the same time, beautiful auburn-haired Justine will have to cope with an almost endless parade of villains, perverts and degenerates who will claim not only her puny fortune but also her treasured virtue and her life. As a result, Justine humiliated, wrongfully accused and brought to her knees, she will inevitably question her life of uprightness, chastity and suffering, reaching to a reluctant and unpleasant conclusion. Is it blasphemy or is it the voice of reason?
Marquis de Sade: Justine (Italian: Justine ovvero le disavventure della virtù) is a 1969 film directed by Jesús Franco. The film is based on Justine by the Marquis de Sade. The film is set in 1700s France where Justine (Romina Power) and her sister Juliette (Maria Rohm) are orphans in Paris. Juliette becomes a prostitute and marries a rich noble. Justine is falsely arrested and sentenced to death, then escapes from prison to become a fugitive.
The film had Franco’s largest budget to date, of just under a million dollars. Franco originally wanted to cast Rosemary Dexter as Justine, but was forced to cast Romina Power in the role, which led to Franco changing the story to suit her.
Marquis de Sade: Justine was released in Italy on 3 April 1969 and in West Germany on 13 June 1969. The film was heavily censored on its release with running times ranging from 120, 105, 93 and 90 minutes. The film was released on DVD by Blue Underground on 27 January 2004. The DVD includes an interview with Jess Franco and Harry Alan Towers. It was released on a Region 2 DVD on 27 January 2003 by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
Directed by: Jesús Franco
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Romina Power, Maria Rohm, Jack Palance, Serena Vergano, Carmen de Lirio, Rosemary Dexter, Akim Tamiroff, Mercedes McCambridge, José Manuel Martín, Sylva Koscina
Screenplay by: Harry Alan Towers
Cinematography by: Manuel Merino
Film Editing by: Nicholas Wentworth
Art Direction by: Santiago Ontañón
Music by: Bruno Nicolai
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: American International Pictures (AIP)
Release Date: April 3, 1969 (Italy), June 13, 1969 (West Germany)
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