Ahh Salon Kitty. Directed by the infamous Tinto Brass (Caligula), for many, the film falls into the dubious category of nazisplotation films, sitting side by side with Ilsa She Wolf of the SS and SS Hell Camp among others. Personally, I don't think so.
Salon Kitty tells the tale of a power hungry Nazi commander ordered to start a brothel for high ranking Nazi officials. He does what he is told as any Nazi would do and takes over Madam Kitty's "Salon," or whore house. He decides to place recording devices in every room and fill the brothel with unflinchingly loyal national socialist girls. His plan? Use the loyal women to report on everything they hear from the officials, to use as blackmail. Of course once one particularly loyal girl discovers this, she hatches a plan to over throw the commander.
What we have here is a truly good film hiding inside a grindhouse exploitation flick. Does it have nudity? TONS. Does it have depravity and disgusting sexual behaviour? Certainly. But it also has a great deal of commentary on love and lust as well as state loyalty versus loyalty to oneself. This isn't simply a film made to titillate and repulse its audience. It, although feebly, tries to stimulate the intellect of the viewer as well. I personally believe that if the film had less filth it would have been more critically recognized and may have sent the directer out of the low budget trash business and into the high budget drama genre.
So, if you're looking for another Ilsa, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a serious film about Nazi rule.....with lots of sex and nudity check this one out. Did i mention there's lots of nudity? There's lots of nudity.
Gore - mild
Nudity - TONS
Overall - 7/10
Salon Kitty tells the tale of a power hungry Nazi commander ordered to start a brothel for high ranking Nazi officials. He does what he is told as any Nazi would do and takes over Madam Kitty's "Salon," or whore house. He decides to place recording devices in every room and fill the brothel with unflinchingly loyal national socialist girls. His plan? Use the loyal women to report on everything they hear from the officials, to use as blackmail. Of course once one particularly loyal girl discovers this, she hatches a plan to over throw the commander.
What we have here is a truly good film hiding inside a grindhouse exploitation flick. Does it have nudity? TONS. Does it have depravity and disgusting sexual behaviour? Certainly. But it also has a great deal of commentary on love and lust as well as state loyalty versus loyalty to oneself. This isn't simply a film made to titillate and repulse its audience. It, although feebly, tries to stimulate the intellect of the viewer as well. I personally believe that if the film had less filth it would have been more critically recognized and may have sent the directer out of the low budget trash business and into the high budget drama genre.
So, if you're looking for another Ilsa, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a serious film about Nazi rule.....with lots of sex and nudity check this one out. Did i mention there's lots of nudity? There's lots of nudity.
Gore - mild
Nudity - TONS
Overall - 7/10
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