{"id":2316,"date":"2016-10-23T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfeline.com\/chronicles\/?p=2316"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T16:42:43","slug":"justine-continues-gathering-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redfeline.com\/chronicles\/2016\/10\/23\/justine-continues-gathering-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"JUSTINE\u00a0continues gathering strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0continues gathering strength and the reviews are coming out! One review is out and I know of at least three official reviews coming up in a few days, out in the big world of cinema, advance word from one is that, well,\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is unique and transforming and Jac Avila would be the envy of Bu\u00f1uel and Da<\/em><\/span>li. Now, those are big words. There are also official invitations to film festivals on their way and there are a few reviews being prepared right here, in this sacrosanct forum.\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0rules!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first review was published last night in (re)Search My Trash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bIt’s a really good review and I quote:\u00a0Those who have followed the terrible duo of Jac Avila and Amy Hesketh through the years will probably readily agree that it was only a question of time until they’d try their hands on Marquis De Sade’s Justine – and now that they do, they certainly don’t disappoint, as they deliver a wild and violent, perverted and also grossly erotic film … that though falls short of being just a sleazefest for the torture porn crowd, thanks to a very elegant directorial effort, an original narrative approach, and even some black humour<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>You can read the entire review HERE<\/a><\/strong>. http:\/\/www.searchmytrash.com\/movies\/justine(2016).shtml<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ralphus: What’s the word: Did you ever sort out your technical issues with Justine? Contrary to Reine Margot’s beliefs, I am anxious to read the official Ralphus Review that I hope is forthcoming<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>A Canadian<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Sort of but not really. They told me I did everything right the first time and allowed me to burn another disc, so I repeated the process and got the same results…the disk didn’t burn. So I just watched the movie on my computer through FluxPlayer. I’ll live. I don’t know how I got recruited to review the movie. Joek0 is eager to review the movie himself, and I think he should write the official review the movie for the site. I wouldn’t want to take away his thunder. He’s a bigger fan of the Pachamama movies than I am, plus he’s already reviewed three of them. I think he would do a better job than I would, anyway.<\/span><\/em><\/p>Ralphus<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I do not doubt that every single person in this forum is\/was waiting for the official review from our esteemed Ralphus, so I guess it will be a great disappointment not to have his take on this movie. The official review now falls on the shoulders of Joek0. We now wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reine Margot wrote:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>To make a million comments about a film without ever seeing it, it is not a review, not even an opinionInteresting. <\/span><\/em>In the case of Justine, I can only think of one person on this forum who made “millions” of comments prior to having seen the completed film. wink Snarky comebacks aside, I don’t really follow Margot’s line of argument. What’s the point of Pachamama or anyone else releasing a trailer for a film unless the company wants to get people talking and forming opinions? If she were to really think about it, I sincerely doubt Margot actually believes what she posted<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>A Canadian<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I’m the spokesperson of the group in certain places like this one, where I discuss our plans, projects, releases and so on. I promote. I love when people talk about our projects and I look forward to hear their opinions on the subject, even opinions about the trailer. I also enjoy hearing opinions about the ideas, plans, pre production of the movies and so on. I don’t have issues with anything at all. Even trolling is good for me. Fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Regarding “Justine”, it seems to me like the producers of this (and the other films they’ve done pre-“Justine”) are torn between producing fetish-related content for a limited, niche audience, and producing “respectable” independent productions that appeal to a wider audience. “Maleficarum” was a “fetish film” IMO, and a pretty good decent one at that. Some aspects were done better than others but overall it was a strong effort, in my opinion (and I’m a viewer who is not usually into long extended “endurance-style” torture scenes, like the kind Paingate and some other companies do, not my cup o’ tea). Other than that, the only films by the people who did “Maleficarum” I’ve seen are “Le Marquis De La Croix” which was similar to “Maleficarum” in that 90 percent of it was an extended exposition of bondage & torture, and “Barbazul”, which I thought was pretty mainstream\/story-driven and would probably disappoint viewers who were expecting a lot of BDSM and\/or fetish-related elements. I haven’t seen anything pre-Maleficarum. Anyway, that’s just my perspective on the matter. Personally I’d rather see more films that run along the lines of Maleficarum and de la Croix (with some new faces casted), but I see how the producers could find that to be a very limiting endeavor…just cranking out fetish films with the same basic template. It seems like hardly the kind of filmography that would enjoy acclaim from film critics and a wide audience.<\/span><\/em><\/p>Renzo Novatore<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Neither Amy, nor Jac agonize about what kind of films they want to make. They both have their own particular interests. It’s very easy to see what kind of films Amy wants to direct and what kind of films Jac enjoys directing. They don’t lack ideas and the word “respectable” does not come into play. None of the films they have produced so far can be considered “respectable” if by that definition we mean “accessible” to all audiences. What pushes either one to go on with any film idea is if the conditions are met. Ideally, all the conditions SHOULD be there, but more often than not, they are not all there, but when the very basic conditions are within reach, the project gets the go ahead.\u00a0Maleficarum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0had the big push from Ralphus himself, for instance.\u00a0Le Marquis de la Croix<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0had everything going for it in a Roger Corman kind of way, everything was there, the set, the cast, the crew, so why not? For\u00a0Olalla<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0finding the location closed the deal and for\u00a0Dead But Dreaming<\/span><\/strong>, having part of the budget was very important. For\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0everything came together nicely but more time and money would’ve been nice. Ideas are important, of course, and right now Jac is toying with some of them. We’ll see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0I haven’t gotten my Justine DVD yet so how can I judge it on clips and still pictures of scenes? In Maleficarum I was waiting for the spit roast and Bats event which I graded a B+, but I surprised myself because I found the dungeon tortures erotic too, so I gave an “A” for the entire movie. I know there’s no Bats in Justine so I hope the torture scenes are as erotic as Maleficarum’s which is why I bought it. I have a different take on supporting Red Feline movies because what other film production company wants to produce Maleficarum Bats kind of movies? If Maleficarum wasn’t created and successful and supported here and at theatres in South America there wouldn’t be any D.B.D., Olalla or now Justine and I wouldn’t even be an active member here, much less interested in buying any Red Felines movies.<\/em><\/span><\/p>Bill K<\/strong>.<\/span><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Maleficarum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0turned out to be more of a success than we thought possible, when compared to all other productions.\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is having some initial success, if we add to it the IndieGoGo campaign, then I can say that\u00a0JUSTINE<\/strong>‘s<\/span> rate of success is excellent. This doesn’t mean that we’re not still limited, as far as future productions. We’re a small company, with very limited resources, making movies with high production values and very little cash. When I mention to people in the business about how much our budgets are, they think we’re just crazy. Other production companies can’t make movies with the values we have in ours for less than a few hundred thousand dollars. 250 G, seems to be the lowest they can go. We never go over 25G, and in the case of most films, never over 6G. Jac is the producer, of course, and he basically knows how to make every cent work like if it was 100 bucks.\u00a0Dead But Dreaming<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has so much in it, that no one believes that it didn’t cost at least half a million. Really. So… Jac is toying with the idea of producing\u00a0Maleficarum II<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>where he envisions two BATS scenes and a lot of dungeon torture as only the inquisition can bring about, but he already has problems with this idea. His basic concerns are: the money, the cast, the locations, the props, the crew… everything. A voice in his head tells him\u00a0write it, they will come<\/span><\/em>. And that’s where he is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BillK: There is a roasted rack scene in Justine. That should be a scene that will light your fire so to speak. I am currently writing my review of Justine and hope to have it up soon.<\/span><\/em><\/p>Joek0<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there’s a roasting rack scene in\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and I’m looking forward to read all those reviews. I’m sure Amy and Jac will get a kick out of them. While\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0rolls, we remember that around this time last year Amy was at the\u00a0FERATUM FILM FESTIVAL<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0OLALLA<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and we were about to start shooting\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>. Just one year ago! And three years ago, on this date, Amy was in Las Vegas with\u00a0Barbazul<\/span><\/strong>! Time flies, doesn’t it? Film after film after film. That seems to be the way we roll. And I’m not even talking about the two up and coming releases,\u00a0Pygmalion<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and one that I’m going to keep as a little surprise for now. I can’t help it but to be amazed at how many films we made since the days, six years ago, when we started the production of\u00a0MALEFICARUM<\/span><\/strong>! I bow my head to the producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And before anyone is asking: Yes, this scene is inspired by the wonderful Camille in the Inquisition movie.<\/span><\/em><\/p>Quoom<\/span><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I often wonder what would’ve happen if Camille had stayed on all these years. Her last film with Jac was\u00a0Martyr Or The Death of St Eulalia<\/span><\/strong>. She didn’t really meant it that way. She planned to do some more work, but her life in France took a different direction and it became harder and harder for her to plan to work with us. I know a lot of people miss her, people like our dear friend Quoom<\/strong>, with whom she had extensive exchanges. Jac is planning a movie with her and Vero, playing two nasty sisters. If that happens, it will be a film shot in NYC at the end of 2017. Some bondage in that one, mostly consensual, but some GIMP scenes with nice victims of three evil but loving people. She might take part in the TV series Jac is planning for next year, so, we’ll see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One last thought for this post.\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has an audience, we know it.\u00a0Maleficarum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has an audience. Are they the same audience? Cinema is not what it used to be, when there was a large audience for serious, challenging films, like those that came in the 70’s. We have atomized audiences now, what is known as niches. A film like\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0Maleficarum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is possible with a low budget with that niche audience in mind. So, the thought is, do we have a large enough audience that will make it possible to make a film like\u00a0Maleficarum<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>. The one that comes to mind is, of course,\u00a0Maleficarum II<\/span><\/strong>. The issue to put to rest first, of course, is that of funds. We already have a couple of offers from previous donors who have made their intention to back that movie known to us. That is good to know. We’ll have to see how\u00a0JUSTINE<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0does out there before Jac an Amy make any kind of decision for the future. That doesn’t stop Jac from writing the script and coming up with possible scenarios for that story. One of them is a bed of nails with a nice stove underneath to keep the naked ladies warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And that’s it for now. Get JUSTINE<\/strong> <\/a>watch it, enjoy it, let us know what you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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