The Story of O

Histoire d'O

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Directed by Just Jaeckin

France, West Germany, 1975

Drama, Erotica

105
French, English
English

Synopsis

The beautiful O is taken by her boyfriend, Rene, to a bizarre retreat, where she is trained in bondage and sexual perversion. Rene discharges a personal debt by transferring possession of O to his step-brother, Sir Stephen…

Our take

What secrets lurk in the human mind, and how far is cinema separated from desire? The years following the collapse of censorship saw a burst of chic, lavish, and distinctly auteur-driven forays into erotic fantasies (and nightmares). The Story of O is a landmark of the wave—and very NSFW.

The Story of O Directed by Just Jaeckin

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What are people saying?

Matt Burgess's rating of the film The Story of O
Matt Burgess

Quite possibly Jaeckin's most visually impressive film, a delirious rush of high-brow aesthetics and eroticism, lush costumes, sets and framing. Unfortunately its all ruined by an essentially retarded narrative, all the men in this film are either ugly, intellectually uninteresting or just pathetic, hardly worth being submissive for.
June 06, 2012 05:13
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Wee Hunk's rating of the film The Story of O
Wee Hunk

I read the source material for this movie. A little misogyny goes a long way. Women as chattel is a winning formula.
January 10, 2017 21:43
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ExperimentoFilm's rating of the film The Story of O
ExperimentoFilm

Calm down, dear - it's just Jaeckin. (Do seek out the original French-language version and avoid crappy English dubbing!)
November 11, 2014 21:41
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raggiodisole's rating of the film The Story of O
raggiodisole

Worst film Noel Edmonds ever made. Bad porn turned into bad art, with heavy doses of misogyny. Largely unwatchable, and this from someone who is no prude
November 11, 2014 22:35
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aurkihnowe's rating of the film The Story of O
aurkihnowe

Feelbad porn..review in the comments after i finish watching, vomiting, and taking a bath...a bubble bath! What made me rent this and watch it you ask? (i knew the plot and even have had the ending spoiled for me)...chalk it up to OCD completism and morbid curiosity...
February 07, 2018 02:02
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FISCHER's rating of the film The Story of O
FISCHER

Autant relire le roman de Pauline Reage qui avait d'évidentes et "attachantes" sincérités copulatives, autant fuir cette morne adaptation cinématographique guindée et souvent ridicule, suintant à défaut de stupre et de foutre, le clinquant et l'artificiel mal léchés. Alice au pays de la frime et de la soumission, du sous-Hamilton pseudo-érotique pour frileux handicapés de la bagatelle... www.cinefiches.com
May 29, 2018 11:55
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Bogomil Gospodinov's rating of the film The Story of O
Bogomil Gospodinov

Distinctly French - Marquise De Sade, Boris Vian and George Bataille would have been somewhat ashamed. Very poor soundtrack, but very good costumes and somewhat interesting plot. The film is really pornographic and reminds me of some of Zebediah Colt's fantasies.
January 13, 2015 07:59
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Tom Sykes's rating of the film The Story of O
Tom Sykes

My main problem with this film is that I couldn't tell if this was the story of a strong woman who understands her love and devotion to a man, or if it was just some sexist perverse dream brought to life to portray a blanket male fantasy. Obviously, I would like to believe it's the former, but there is no confirmation, no reason for the willingness to go through with these acts. Maybe I need to watch it again.
December 01, 2014 02:29
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