Marquis de Sade's Justine

1969 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama / Horror

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 41% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 2279 2.3K

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Plot summary

Without a family, penniless and separated from her sister, a beautiful chaste woman will have to cope with an endless parade of villains, perverts and degenerates who will claim not only her treasured virtue but also her life.

Director

Jesús Franco Photo
Jesús Franco

Top cast

Romina Power Photo
Romina Power as Justine
Klaus Kinski Photo
Klaus Kinski as Marquis de Sade
Jack Palance Photo
Jack Palance as Antonin
Claudia Gravy Photo
Claudia Gravy as Olivia
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1018.68 MB
1204*720
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 2
1.95 GB
1792*1072
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 18

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by campblood13 5 / 10

An enjoyable sweeping epic. maybe

I went into this film expecting lots of nudity and bad acting, as it turned out I got the opposite of both. The star of the film Romina Power is wonderful as well as beautiful. Some other reviewers have said she appeared dull and uninterested, but I don't think that is the case. I think her spaced out look was a cunning ploy to take advantage of situations when needed. Of course she was a virgin and untrusting of men which also lead to her innocence.The beautiful setting and costumes should have won the Academy Award. :) Look for Jack Palance over-acting as a sexual deviant monk, who attempts to free young Justine. Jack and his fellow monks are studying the power of PLEASURE!!! They should have shown this at the Academy Awards the year after Palance won for City Slickers, and the whole place would have fell down laughing. I liked this movie, the uncut version runs 2 hours on DVD and is well worth it. I never got bored with the film. 5/10 Average, but better than I thought it would be.
Reviewed by Coventry 5 / 10

Beautiful, yet uninspired sleaze.

On paper, this looks like THE greatest exploitation idea ever! The vicious writings of Marquis de Sade brought to the screen by no less a person then the Godfather of sleaze: Jess Franco! And starring the fabulously outrageous Klaus Kinski as the Marquis. And there are several other aspects about this film that indicate that you're about to see a triumph in the euro-exploitation field. Like the rather big budget. Franco normally makes the most out of small budgets but here he actually had the chance to work with decent set pieces, costumes and actors. The cast is more than decent with Jack Palance, Howard Vernon (Franco regular) and the ravishing Maria Rohm and Romina Power. This latter one plays the title role and – as well as the entire film – disappoints. The movie is a series of unspectacular events and I never saw Franco this tame! Marquis de Sade: Justine is low on violence, low on nudity and extremely low surprises. Kinski is dreadfully underused and the whole thing is just too correct! Which is NOT Franco's trademark… Of course, it's very stylish and guided by brilliant music. The sets are gorgeous and the two leading ladies remain a joy to stare (preferably when they keep their mouths shut). This certainly isn't Franco's finest film but I'll still prefer it over 99% of the amateurish crap that is brought out nowadays. Franco rules, but he had a bad day here!
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