"The Story Of O" (as a film) is the work of a man whose sexual values belong in the Middle Ages, and whose way of thinking is completely detached from normal human behavior. Jaeckin must have been thinking that he was creating an important work of art (solemn voice-over narration, arty shots through mirrors, etc.), and not the sick and misogynistic fantasy that his film actually is. Most of the performances are bad, but Corinne Clery does deserves some credit for her courage to take on such a role. In the purely "erotic" department, the movie gets kind of hot only in two lesbian scenes, but those are very brief. Nudity is plentiful, but the material that surrounds it is often insufferable. (*1/2)
Review of The Story of O
