The Image may have been an American production but it was shot in Paris, France and is based on the novel L’Image by Jean de Berg, which leaves one to believe that France must have been one incredibly kinky place in the 70s. The story follows bored playboy Jean (Carl Parker) who, while mingling amongst a group of wealthy socialites at a literary party, spots Anne (Mary Mendum), a ravishing blonde that immediately wants to know her better. Also at the party, and looking equally as bored, is Claire (Marilyn Roberts), an old friend of his who he approaches so that he learn more about this beautiful and mysterious blonde. Jean is quite surprised to find out that Clair and Anne are an item, as he had no idea that Clair swung that way.
I would not be surprised if Mary Mendum turned women bisexual on a daily basis.
Turns out that Claire is the mistress of young Anne, cause why not, and she begins to draw Jean into her world of sadistic pleasures. Claire is a strong and powerful force, cold and cruel, while Anne’s submissive nature hides a volcanic desire that hints at who is actually in charge of this relationship. Then there is Jean, who is so drab and boring that it almost hurts to watch him on screen. He’s also the one who provides the godawful narration that is so intrusive at times that it’s almost as if we are watching an Audio Book version of the novel.Who needs narration over stuff like this?
The nature of Claire and Anne’s relationship becomes quite apparent to Jean when they visit a public garden and Claire orders Anne to steal a rose, and hide its thorny stem under her garter, then made to squat and pee right in front of him. I must say this caught me quite off guard, and not just the kinky act of public watersports, but the fact that we get quite the graphic close-up of Mary Mendum peeing. This is not softcore porn, this is the real deal, and later Claire forces Anne to perform many sexual acts with Jean as well, adding more moments of humiliation for Anne, but when we see the twinkle in her eyes we know that she is getting more out of this than her tormentors are.The movie is broken into eleven chapters, as we follow the bizarre and somewhat twisted threesome as they bounce from one sexual escapade to the another; - playing hide the fruit in a restaurant, oral sex in an alley - and at one point Claire offers Anne to Jean so that he to take her on an outing to her shopping for lingerie, which ends up turning into a threesome with a cute shop girl (Valerie Marron).
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