Review of Women Behind Bars (1975) by Steve E — 28 Apr 2009
Very bad English dubbing, and bad camera framing, and many zoom close-ups of things or landscapes, that are either unnecessary or not well coordinated in the editing process, or just bad direction. This film was shot very fast and it shows.
The first half hour is very slow, after that it gets a little better, but not much. The female lead is sexy and impertinent, which is the main attraction of this film, with nudity and erotic scenes that spices things up, and a classy jazzy music score adds more flavour, to this otherwise technically poor camera job.
The photography of the film is good though, it's more the framing, composition, and zoom close-ups on things that distracts and is just lazy or hurried filmmaking in my opinion. Not all of the zooms are bad though, some of them are executed with style and precision and just reinforce the scene.
That was a famous technique in the 70's used by many cult film directors. Still even with it's faults, this film has enough charm to warrant it two stars.
This review of Women Behind Bars (1975) was written by Steve E on 28 Apr 2009.
Women Behind Bars has generally received negative reviews.
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