This is not your standard quick watch romance. Think darker, complex, and hang on for a long ride. But I have to say, it's somehow addicting!
I'm a keen romance reader, but hadn't read this author before watching, although I've read it's ilk. Sometimes it's to my taste, other times less so. I have to say, I think Passionflix really elevated the content of this story with their beautiful production value. I fell completely in love with Italy, romantic languages (in the scholarly sense) and Dante! Which I really hadn't expected. What's particularly enjoyable is, because Passionflix seem to be kind of taking their time with the material (they're up to movie 5 so far!), you don't have that sense of being hurried along. Instead, it's more like a luxurious soak in a deep tub, you have no reason to rush and can just appreciate the sweeping vistas and complex character developments.
On first watching, the characters felt stilted and awkward, and I was questioning if I'd make it through, but having made it to the the end of the currently released series, and heading back for a rewatch, it actually kind of works! The characters are seriously awkward at the beginning... it just is what it is *shrug*. But somehow the buggers have just grabbed me by the heart strings and on this occasion, reading the source material just did not fill the gap... I need Passionflix to produce the rest of these movies already!!! Hahaha
There's nudity, although I'd say it's some of the most heart felt and tasteful sex scenes I've seen. But if that's not your thing, you may like to skip along a little. It does ease up as they progress, but Lordy, that man...*hot*!
I'm a keen romance reader, but hadn't read this author before watching, although I've read it's ilk. Sometimes it's to my taste, other times less so. I have to say, I think Passionflix really elevated the content of this story with their beautiful production value. I fell completely in love with Italy, romantic languages (in the scholarly sense) and Dante! Which I really hadn't expected. What's particularly enjoyable is, because Passionflix seem to be kind of taking their time with the material (they're up to movie 5 so far!), you don't have that sense of being hurried along. Instead, it's more like a luxurious soak in a deep tub, you have no reason to rush and can just appreciate the sweeping vistas and complex character developments.
On first watching, the characters felt stilted and awkward, and I was questioning if I'd make it through, but having made it to the the end of the currently released series, and heading back for a rewatch, it actually kind of works! The characters are seriously awkward at the beginning... it just is what it is *shrug*. But somehow the buggers have just grabbed me by the heart strings and on this occasion, reading the source material just did not fill the gap... I need Passionflix to produce the rest of these movies already!!! Hahaha
There's nudity, although I'd say it's some of the most heart felt and tasteful sex scenes I've seen. But if that's not your thing, you may like to skip along a little. It does ease up as they progress, but Lordy, that man...*hot*!