Simply Wonderful
"An incredible career retrospective for the lovely Patinette, aka Marilyn Jess, especially for an American audience who may not be as familiar with her work in France."
Details
THE CULT FILMS OF MARILYN JESS charts the life and career of icon of 80s French eroticism, the beloved star Marilyn Jess.
This 304 page book explores, through critical essays and interviews, all aspects of Marilyn's incredible work in front of the camera. From her debut in films by master directors such as Gérard Kikoïne, Claude Mulot, and Jean Rollin, through her extensive work in photo novels along with her collaboration in cult satirical magazine Hara Kiri, and culminating in an extensive history of the production of the natatorios French-US co-production, "Traci, I Love You," starring the controversial American actress Traci Lords, no piece of information is left undiscovered!
Fully illustrated with hundreds of never before published color photographs as well as theatrical posters, along with original pieces of art from illustrators and painters, this luxurious, hard cover with soft touch finish book, measuring 10.35 x 11.5 inches in size, is the ultimate compendium for this queen of French X cinema.
Overall rating: 4.890625 / 5 from 64 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
This hardcover book offers a comprehensive look at the life and career of Marilyn Jess, featuring stunning photographs and critical essays. It is highly regarded for its detailed biography and exclusive content, making it a valuable addition for fans of French erotic cinema.
Summary topics
- Photographs: 28%
- Marilyn Jess Biography: 11%
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Review highlights
- "This book is just beautiful with fantastic pictures and a good inside of one of the most iconic woman in porn history." —
- "Fantastic photos and a great biography of Marilyn Jess, with first hand accounts by the actress herself." —
- "They are interesting reads, well designed, and the photos alone are more than worth the price of admission." —
Reviews
The cult films of Marilyn Jess
"Excellent photography and it looks like an art book."
Sexy and entertaining
"MJ is a goddess. Great book with some hot photos and fun stories"
Great book
"Great book at a good price"
The Cult Films of Marilyn Jess - Goddess
"My favorite dirty movie actress of all time. She's perfect in every way, this book is too."
It was everything I thought
"It was everything I thought it would be, great photos and info about her best films, who'd have known that she was in so many? Probably going to pick up the Brigitte Lahaie book soon."
Probably Better in the Original French
"Overall a fine book, but the translation is sometimes rough. The titles of the films mentioned are generally in French but sometimes (inconsistently) translated into English. Would only recommend to someone already into Marilyn Jess, or at least family with something of Golden Age French pornography."
Cult films of marilyn jess
"Great book a fine companion to the brigitte lahaie book a wealth of great photos and very informative the item came in good time I will definitely buy from this company again"
Great pictures of a beautiful actress!
"This is a beautiful book with good quality binding. Lots of interesting info. Unfortunately, there are many English language mistakes. The proofreading is poor quality."
Marilyn Jess Cult Films
"I first saw Marilyn in Traci, I Love you. I was like oh my God who is this woman even finer than Traci Lords?"