Frauengefängnis
A 1975 women-in-prison film with torture and lesbian wardens.
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It was released in the US as Barbed Wire Dolls and in the UK as Caged Women.[1] Jesús Franco co-wrote and directed the 1975 women-in-prison film Frauengefängnis, which was produced by Erwin C. Dietrich and featured Lina Romay, Monica Swinn, and Paul Müller in starring roles.[1]
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Making and release
The film was originally submitted for release in the UK in 1976.[2] The British Board of Film Classification rejected it that year.[2] In September 1976, a 2249.26-meter (81:59) print of CAGED WOMEN was banned for reasons of ‘indecency and excessive violence’.[3] An appeal to the Films Board of Review failed in October 1976.[3]
A censored version of 2522.00-meters (91:56) was awarded an R-rating in February 1976.[3] The 2007 German film Frauengefängnis 4 also exists, directed by Franco and starring Franco and Romay.[4][5]
What the cited sources add
One critic noted a "hilarious scene in which Franco attempts to assault the lovely Lina Romay in slow motion"[6] Frauengefängnis 3 is described as a sleazy exploitation film with notably sloppy camera work.[7] The prison in Frauengefängnis 3 resembles a bungalow rather than a correctional facility.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Frauengefängnis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Judith Mayne, "Framed: lesbians, feminists, and media culture", University of Minnesota Press, 2000, p. 131; Tatjana Pavlović, "Despotic bodies and transgressive bodies: Spanish culture from Francisco Franco to Jesús Franco", SUNY Press, 2003, p. 117 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Frauengefängnis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Petley, "Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain", Edinburgh University Press, 2011-05-17; "Censored Films of Jess Franco - Refused-Classification.com", Refused Classification (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Censored Films of Jess Franco - Refused-Classification.com", Refused Classification. facts only, no text reused. refused-classification.com
- Wikipedia, "Frauengefängnis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Women behind Bars - Frauengefängnis 2 (1979) MUBI"; "Frauengefängnis 3", BADMOVIES; Online, "Jess Franco - Star - TV SPIELFILM", TV Spielfilm Online (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Online, "Jess Franco - Star - TV SPIELFILM", TV Spielfilm Online. facts only, no text reused. cinema.de
- Wikipedia, "Frauengefängnis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Davies, "Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About", SCB Distributors, 2015-03-06 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Frauengefängnis 3", BADMOVIES. facts only, no text reused. badmovies.de
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Frauengefängnis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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