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Another Joe Sarno DVD continues to prove why he was the master of 1970s softcore erotica.
Nobody in the 1970s made better softcore porn films than Joe Sarno. While others focused just on the sex and nudity, Sarno was one of the few that made real attempts at worthwhile plots and good acting. Granted, he also seemed to have an obsession with incest, but that’s not the point. His stuff actually had class and grace, and Confessions of a Young American Housewife is no exception.
Frequent collaborator Rebecca Brooke stars as Carole, a young woman who enjoys her swinging lifestyle with her husband, her best friend Anna (Chris Jordan) and Anna’s husband. Things get thrown into chaos when Carole’s mother (Jennifer Welles) comes to visit. This turns Carole’s world upside down, partly because their relationship is a bit icy, partly because Carole is jealous that Mom is getting a lot of attention from her sexually-ravenous partners and partly because...well, she has certain feelings towards Mom. As Mom starts integrating herself more into the sexual exploits of the swingers, Carole feels threatened and has to decide where her feelings will let her go.
Even though Confessions is filled with hardcore porn actors (Welles, Eric Edwards, etc.), Sarno did well to cast ones that could act. This helps make the sex scenes more erotic and never mechanical, never sleazy. Everyone in the film looks absolutely stunning. With a healthy dose of humor added by Jordan, who is always eating in the film, Confessions manages to be more enjoyable than even some of Sarno’s other well-made films.
The print on this Retro-Seduction release is quite nice, though a few places do suffer from age and damage. As with other Sarno films released by the company, there are plenty of extras. Sarno is on hand for a discussion about the film. Three deleted scenes are worthwhile; instead of being throwaway dialog, they’re as hot as anything in the finished film. There’s also a bonus soundtrack CD included (the score is quite excellent and this was a nice addition) and a booklet that goes into the history of the film (it also includes some rare modeling photographs of the stunning Brooke).
Confessions of a Young American Housewife may not be Sarno’s most well-known effort, but it’s definitely one of his best; erotic, well-done and never without some class.
