....It can no longer be called "pornography." This mind-bogglingly sexy, erotic film is infinitely superior to adult films like "Deep Throat" and "The Green Door," and yet it is virtually unknown, unlike those movies which have become household names. Boasting mainstream production values and the absolute most beautiful women ever to appear in adult films, this movie is meant to be watched from beginning to end, unlike any adult movies produced today.
The super-cute Marie Forsa plays Denise, a young German country girl who feels like she is wasting her life living on her family farm. She dreams of being a high fashion model, and after leaving a note for her overbearing mother, hitch-hikes to the big city of Munich, in search of her idea of "the brass ring." She soon loses sight of her goal, once she is seduced by Alpha-Centurian stud, Frank, played by the legendary Harry Reems, who turns in a ferocious, inexhaustible performance as a womanizing nightclub owner. The inexperienced Denise has no understanding of the Alpha male mindset, and when she becomes one of Frank's many, MANY conquests to be used and tossed aside, she loses her illusions, and her innocence. And that's basically it; a tale of innocence lost...but filmed superbly. Director Joe Sarno wisely decides to film the erotic scenes in a tasteful manner. Those scenes are somewhere between softcore and hardcore, but never quite go into truly nasty territory. This ingenious method forces the audience to respect what they are seeing, as serious film. Sometimes less is more, and the imagination can be better than what is actually shown, and that makes it so much sexier. In fact I believe "Butterflies" might be the sexiest movie I have ever seen. I also wanted to note the attention paid to the interiors, especially Frank's apartment, or "lair," with every room a different color and so ornately decorated that at times it resembles a 70's space ship. Finally, this one could be a lesson to women who tend to fall in love with the kind of men that Reems portrays here; the kind of men that simply cannot be controlled, or possessed by any one woman. That kind of relationship is based on self delusion and is usually painful. For fans of 70's erotic films, this one is not to be missed. it is an absolute CLASSIC of it's genre. I recommend another adult film classic, "Sometimes Sweet Susan," also starring the incomparable Harry Reems.
