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Feature Four Frames

Four Frames: School for Unclaimed Girls (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1969)

The list of ‘great British erotic films’ is a very small list indeed. That’s not to say we don’t have any in our oeuvre. Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy, Ken Russell’s Women in Love, and a handful by Nicholas Roeg all make the cut – although none but the first could be called erotic […]

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Feature Screengem

Screengem: The Cardboard Cut Out of ‘Angelica’ from Deep End (Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970)

Jerzy Skolimowski’s Deep End evokes universal memories of the heady days of first love, as fifteen year old Michael (John Moulder-Brown) becomes ever more infatuated with his co-worker, the raven haired temptress Susan (Jane Asher). Erotic, atmospheric and off-kilter, Deep End washes over the viewer with a lightness of touch that belies the narrative’s dark […]