In this French film directed by Claude Pierson (not be mistaken for the similarly titled film from Jess Franco), Justine (Alice Arno) is punished for refusing sex by being branded on her back. I have to say I really love this branding scene, even though logically, it doesn’t quite ring true. For instance, the end of the branding iron goes from black to glowing red in about 10 seconds! (Maybe they had a branding iron microwave back then.) Then there’s almost a ridiculous amount of smoke that comes off Alice Arno’s back during the scene, almost like opening up a barbeque grill. It doesn’t matter, it’s a lot of fun, Arno is hot, and there’s even plumes of smoke coming off her burned skin even after the iron is removed. What’s not to love?
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