Review of Private House of the SS (1977) by Kerry T — 17 Oct 2009

While not as widely known or appreciated as the similar film Tinto Brass' "Salon Kitty". Bruno Mattei's "SS Girls" serves it's purpose int the Sex-Ploitation sub-genre of films.

Bruno Mattei is a very underated and underappreciated, name in Cinema History. His films are very, very distinct and memorable, even if they are not always "Good". And SS Girls is one of those films. Set in WW2, a group of women are trained to be sex spies and find out who in Hitler's ranks are treacherous and who are loyal. The film is very out there visually, at times it's almost cartoonish portrayals of real life. Which thankfully takes away some of the harshness of the film's brutal subject. Although the film is not for everyone, if you know what Sex-ploitation films are and you enjoy them, you will most definatley enjoy Bruno Mattei's "SS Girls".

The end is my peronal favorite part as it is almost a violent, three stooges style ending,*spoilers ahead* in which Hitler is announced dead over the radio, as the Nazi's are having an orgy/party. Then out of nowhere it's like one Nazi decided that all of the fun was over, pulls out his luger and gives the walls some gray matter wallpaper, when the gun falls from his hand the rest of the Nazi's take turn using the Luger on themselves (how many bullets are in it, I do not know, I lost count).

So if you are a fan of these kinds of films, or if you liked "Salon Kitty" you should give this one a chance.