The Fine Art of Love

this story could have been wonderful and highly erotic instead what we get for our money is a story with too few sex scenes hardly any lesbianism and uneccary violence I was so angry at this dvd that I tossed it in the trash where it belongs save your money this is worthless Read more

This is my first review because I felt the need to clarify this turmoil in the Reviews section. First of all, there are two different movies in the Additional DVD option section: 1.- Ars Amandi (The art of love) and 2.- The fine art of love If you see how poor it was rated, you may not want to buy the fil, but it's mainlybecause they're talking about The Fine Art of Love, and NOT the Walerian Borowczyk version, I've only seen Ars Amandi (the art of love) and it's an splendid erotic movie, I've haven't seen The Fine Art of Love, which everyone seem to hate, but don't be fooled by the customers reviews, don't get confuse, those are two different movies. I've seen the film before online, and the cinematography it's absolutely gorgeus, it's very colorful with a very soft use of lighting. I bought the ''ars amandi - l'arte di amare (dvd) italian import'' version and it's a horrible edition for such beatiful film, the colors are washed out, the quality of the images are very poor and very dark to the point that you don't really see what's going on in the film. So I would highly recommend you toNOT BUY THIS VERSION (which is the Milenium Storm edition) I bought the italian version, because it had the original audio, but this edition its impossible to appreciate. For those who want to buy The Art of Love by Walerian Borowczyk with great video quality, I would recommend you to go Additional DVD options and search for ''The Art of Love ( Ars Amandi - L'arte di amare ) ( L' Art d'aimer ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Netherlands]'' It may not play on all regions, but it's the best edition you'll find in amazon right now. Read more

As a Borowczyk fan, I must say I enjoy The Art Of Love, although it may not be his best film. An ambitious ode to poet Ovid, one gets the feeling a larger budget would have been needed to get this done just right. Boro does his best with some nice soft focus and natural lighting, giving the proceedings an airy, glowing look similar to Behind Convent Walls and Emmanuelle 5. Sadly, the print used here gives it a washed out, at times over-exposed look. A film using soft-focus and unusual lighting definitely needed more care in the transfer, and much color correction. Plotwise, it's basically the story of a handsome Roman general, his cheating wife and her young lover, a student of Ovid. There's a dream-like air of fantasy to the story, and the narrative takes a backseat to the visuals, intentionally I'd say. Performances by the talented and striking cast are hindered by sloppy dubbing, although the lovely score by Luis Bacalov adds much. So I say, Borowczyk fans check it out... those looking for smut will find Art Of Love too arty and slow, historians probably a bit too pervy. Read more