Gérard Kikoïne | Offscreen
Gérard Kikoïne's extraordinary filmmaking career begins with sound post-production for films by Jess Franco and Riccardo Freda, amongst others! In 1974, he tries his hand as a "director-producer-editor" for his film debut "L'amour à la bouche" ("Mannequin"). Just one look at the film's dynamic opening credits reveals the young director's unconventional allure. The film sophisticatedly contrasts light eroticism with a bleak, disconcerting finale.
Three years later, Kikoïne returns to the director's chair with "Parties fines". This time he ventures into real pornography, a genre for which he already acquired considerable technique through his editing work (notably on "Le sexe qui parle"). "Parties fines" is a true classic, featuring two adult stars of the era; Alban Ceray and a dark-haired Brigitte Lahaie with more dialogue than usual! In fact, Kikoïne sets himself apart from the French pornography scene through his well-structured screenplays and meticulous attention to detail. The movie remarkably reconstructs the 1930s and a Roaring Twenties atmosphere despite the budgetary shortcomings that generally separate an X production from standard movies.
These painstaking measures lend a touch of elegance to an X-rated cinema that is otherwise prey to its own financial limitations and commercial imperatives, circumstances which leave little room for artistry. By approaching the genre with so much care and affection, Gérard Kikoïne became one of the greatest porn directors: he authored nearly two dozen films within a decade, all of which are true "labors of love" ! He then took his directing talent to the USA to make fantasy cinema with the legendary Cannon and collaborate with top-caliber actors such as Oliver Reed and Anthony Perkins.
- Gérard Kikoïne will join us for this exceptional screening and present his films! -
L'amour à la Bouche
Gérard Kikoïne's infamous debut film. To help ease the pain of losing her fiancé in a tragic car accident, a female model throws herself at nearly every man in sight as a friend leads her from one erotic soirée to the next.
- presented by the director in person -
Parties Fines
Two men interrupt the calm life of an aristocratic couple when their maid catalyzes a series of erotic games. A solid and naughty comedy with Brigitte Lahaie in a customized role as a debaucherous baronness, undeniably authored by Kikoïne despite his attempt to hide behind the pseudonym Sacha Rudamko. In Digitally restored version, presented by the director in person.