Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body
Her Body

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Her Body

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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Steak Mtn) was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Founded in 2002 as one of the first-ever subscription film services with its DVD-of-the-Month Film Club, Film Movement is now a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. In 2015, Film Movement launched the reissue label Film Movement Classics featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on home video, with an emphasis on films by auteur directors such as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway and Takeshi Kitano.

Professional Czech high diver Andrea Absolonová’s Olympic dreams are shattered when she suffers a devastating injury while training. Forced to leave the sport she loves, Andrea follows a photographer friend of hers into the world of nude modeling, ultimately reinventing herself as adult actress Lea De Mae and performing in over 80 porn films. Based on the tragic true story, HER BODY chronicles Absolonová’s journey as she navigates the seductive undercurrents of fame and desire, and her quest for self-liberation in this powerful portrait of resilience.

directed by: Natálie Císarovská
starring: Natalia Germani, Cyril Dobrý
2023 / 105 min / 1.85:1 / Czech DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region A Blu-ray
  • Music video including deleted scenes
  • English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.590909 / 5 from 88 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Her Body is a highly recommended film based on the true story of professional Czech high diver Andrea Absolonová. Customers praise the compelling story, exceptional performances, especially by Natalia Germani, and the well-executed biopic. The release is also highly recommended, though the limited edition slipcover is sold out.

Summary topics

  • film quality: 19%
  • Natalia Germani's performance: 9%
  • story quality: 24%
  • biopic quality: 10%
  • release quality: 10%

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Review highlights

  • "But the film works well and features excellent performances all around." — Ed
  • "I honestly loved the movie, and its nonjudgmental view or, and portrayal of sex work." — Terry O.
  • "The performances were really good, and the movie itself was interesting throughout." — Paul K.

Reviews

Very good.

"A very good and somewhat sad film. Not gonna be for everybody."

— Chris S. (5/5)

Strong story beautiful told.

"This film feels like a good documentary on the life of a great athlete who becomes a porn star. The abuse she faces in her pursuit of the Olympics, her battle of rehab after an accident and her freedom as a pornstar is a marvellous journey that you feel you are a part of. But being a pornstar is also problematic in a society where female sexuallety and freedom is scorn apon and the shame she brings the family because of it. But the story is beautifully told and I highly recommend it."

— Vidar F. (5/5)

Surprisingly frank takes on life's blows

"Didn't know what I was walking into with this one and came out genuinely moved. It's raw and at times brutal, but it finds beauty in that — the kind of film that earns it. Solid release, arrived in great shape as always. Mélusine continues to put out work worth owning."

— Jeremy A. (5/5)

Her Body

"This won’t be for everyone as far as the subject matter, but if it sounds like it’s your bag, it probably will be."

— Keith M. (4/5)

Interesting story for a “porn”

"Beautiful art. Biopic based on the true story of Andrea Absolonova who was an Olympic diver prior to a career ending industry which put her in line for another career. About as quality of a story as it gets for a porno."

— Brent B. (5/5)

Her Body review

"It's based on the true story of Andrea Absolonova, a Czech woman who was training for the Olympics in 1996. When an incident takes that dream away and needing to make money, she moves first into modeling and later, into making porn. While she's rolling in money, her family (parents & sister) begin falling apart over her chosen vocation. It was a good movie and well-acted. You can only imagine what someone who has been pushed by her parents to excel at a sport (her sister is in the sport too) goes through when an incident rips the dream of Olympic competition away. The ending, which felt a bit abrupt to me in the movie sees her at least reconciling with her family. The film looks and sounds good. It is not an English language film. . . so there are subtitles (which don't bother me). Special Feature-wise, there is a trailer and a music video."

— David H. (5/5)

5 stars

"great film"

— Andy N. (5/5)

Body

"Powerful"

— Sean I. (5/5)

Great Documentary style flick

"“Her Body” starring Andrea Absolonová is a striking mix of art and eroticism, made even more poignant by her tragic real-life story as a former Olympic diver turned actress. The film feels raw and intimate, with Andrea’s presence giving it an authenticity and vulnerability that lingers long after the credits."

— Shane P. (5/5)

Her Body - Blu-Ray review

"Very beautiful and emotional movie. The movie is basically the biography of a famous European porn-star. The only reason this movie is here is because it contains a couple of seconds only of hard-core porn, performed by a body double and not the movie actress. But it is certainly a movie worth of your time and money."

— NIKOS D. (5/5)

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