Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

Classic Erotica at its Best:

What a great DVD! I've had this film on tape in as many incarnations as I could find it but none have ever looked this good. Considering the other erotic DVD releases I've seen, nothing comes close. This is simply a disc that any collector should have. Metzger (Henry Paris, whatever) was truly one of the real bright lights in a business that generally cares little for acting and/or dialogue. For this genre, one of the very few films that even aspire to actually be one. Major credit to Synapse Films for the... more info

One of a Kind:

THE IMAGE is a disturbing, erotic, scary, elegant movie that probably only Radley Metzger could have made. Most directors of 'erotica' concentrate on gynecological close-ups to the exclusion of all else; Metzger's hallmark has always been to tell a story and explain the characters and their situation without ever resorting to the patronizing smirk, relying as much on the actors' eyes as on the dialogue. The S&M scene is as alien to me as peanut-butter-and-pickle sandwiches (which I am also told some... more info

oh please...:

I watched this film as I didn't think a western director could possibly shoot an erotic film that's both artsy and arousing, on par with the best works of Wakamatsu, Kumashiro or Konuma. Watching "The Image" hasn't caused me to change my mind I'm afraid, although I have since enjoyed a very nice little Franco film called "Venus In Furs". Corny as hell, trying to be literate and refined when it's only dull and clich?d, The Image has everything, from excessive acting to uninspired casting choices. No... more info

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