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Praised by Andy Warhol and panned by Roger Ebert, Radley Metzger’s “The Lickerish Quartet” is a unique piece of erotica by today’s standards.
The year was 1970, and the golden age of pornography was just dawning. The iconic “Deep Throat” was still two years away, and pornographic filmmaking was asserting itself among the avant-garde.
Here’s the thing about the avant-garde. Sometimes, it can be a little precocious. And that’s exactly how “The Lickerish Quartet” comes off.
The film follows one sexually dysfunctional, but opulently wealthy family living in an Italian castle. Husband, wife, and, brace you…Read the entire review
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