Jérôme de Missolz apparently based his film “La Mécanique des Femmes” [Eng. Title: The Mechanics of Women] on a controversial novel by Louis Calaferte. While I’ve not read her work and therefore not in a position to judge its interpretation, I can say for certain that this is one of the most annoying and least enjoyable films I’ve seen recently. What’s more annoying is the fact that it is this same reason why it lingers in your mind for longer than it should..!
I wonder whether the film is supposed to be about a man exploring post-feminism, Catherine Breillat style. In which case it hasn’t succeeded. The director was probably trying to ‘build’ the male protagonist’s character (played by Rémi Martin) using the women he interacts with. May be the protagonist is merely used as a ‘soap-box’ from where these women tell us what they feel. But what we see is just pretentious rubbish – I couldn’t care for any of them, not least the protagonist. The film uses vulgarity to shock the audience (a la “Ma Mère”), but there’s nothing to provoke your thought – and the film is not even erotic. Apart from its cinematography, especially the night scenes of Paris and a decent soundtrack, I cannot find anything positive to say about this film. Yes there is plenty of nudity shown from almost every conceivable angle but if that’s all one’s looking for, there are plenty of other options than spending money to watch this.
The Storyline:
(or more accurately, what happens in the film – there’s no story)
A man who recently ended a relationship goes through a string of women of all shapes and sizes and is still not sure what he wants at the end of it. I’m trying to rush through this write-up as the more I think about the film, the more it pi*ses me off..!
Rest assured there’s plenty of nudity from Rémi Martin and the likes of Christine Boisson, Fabienne Babe, Florence Loiret-Caille, Katerina Savrani, Séverine Paquier, Florence Denou, and others, and if you don’t mind watching pretentious rubbish as long as it includes scenes of nudity and sex, well here’s the DVD Link for ya:
Amazon.fr DVD Link
The Nudity: Christine Boisson, Rémi Martin, Florence Loiret-Caille, Fabienne Babe, Katerina Savrani, Séverine Paquier, and Florence Denou
The erotic French drama “La Mécanique des Femmes” features scorching scenes of sex and nudity from
Christine Boisson, Florence Loiret-Caille, Fabienne Babe, Katerina Savrani, and Florence Denou.
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Compilation 1: Fabienne Babe, Christine Boisson, and Rémi Martin
It’s a shame I had to introduce Christine Boisson into the blog with this one – she’s actually a pretty good actress who has also worked in some fine films.
Rampant and explicit nudity from Fabienne Babe and Christine Boisson in “Le Mécanique des Femmes”.
Scene Guide:
- A crazy girl ‘pulling out all stops’ to turn the guy on – played by Fabienne Babe – she’s a babe alright – a bit shameless too..!
- The protagonist gets fixated with the character played by Christine Boisson from the moment he set eyes on her at a club – a nymphomaniac who hunts down different men each day. She explains why she’s knickerless at parties – ready for sex!
- Sunbathing topless by the river.
- This is meant to be erotic – we also see Ms. Boisson handling Rémi Martin’s penis on at least two occasions, and there are at least two instances of actual and/or implied cunnilingus.
- More, almost repetitive sex scenes, if you have the stomach to watch. Eating oysters during sex must be an acquired taste.
- We see a brief scene of a new character telling him off for being so obsessive – one of her breasts gets briefly exposed, but I couldn’t identify the actress. Perhaps someone who recognises her could fill us in.
- The protagonist lets a stranger have fun with Ms. Boisson’s character first.
- From the film’s end scenes.
Compilation 2: Florence Loiret-Caille, Katerina Savrani, Séverine Paquier, Florence Denou, Rémi Martin, and others
The film features nude scenes of Florence Loiret-Caille, Katerina Savrani, and others, including a brief breast-slip from Florence Denou.
Scene Guide:
- At over eight minutes, these almost continuous set of scenes are also the most entertaining of the lot, as “douce petite salope” played by belle petite Florence Loiret-Caille impresses upon her lover – the protagonist.
- A freaky goth chick discards her clothing and runs naked through the park after taunting an elderly man. This actress has been identified as Séverine Paquier in an old Collecta clip – I couldn’t verify it for myself even though I’m aware the actress appears in the film’s credits, but I trust his knowledge in these matters.
- Almost a monologue from voluptuous Mediterranean beauty Katerina Savrani.
- More pussy-obsession from the protagonist with another unidentified actress.
- Florence Denou only offers a brief tit-slip in this film, but she’s done a whole lot more in a segment from this same director’s much more interesting film about photographers exploring their own body through self-portraits, “Le Corps Sublime”.
- No nudity, but more of Florence Denou – this time at the beach.
Download Links for ALL Compilations:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
(All parts required. Unpack with Winrar)
02-08-2014: I just watched these after a long time – un-fuckin-believable! But I’m still not in a hurry to get the DVD out any time soon.
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very playful and fun” the pleasures of life”