
Onthedeathofhisparents,Frank,aromanticteenager,movesinwithhisauntanduncleHequicklyfallsinlovewithhisbeautiful,sophisticatedaunt,Martha,andbeginstofantasizeabouther.FrankistornbetweenhisadolescentdesiresandhisfondnessforhisUncleCharles.<br/> BasedonanovelbyVladimirNabokov,thisEnglish-languagesatiricaldramadetailstheexperiencesofFrank(JohnMoulderBrown),ayoungorphanwhofindshimselfdeepintheromanticclutchesofhisuncle'ssensualwife.AfterFrank'sparentsdie,hegoestolivewithhisauntMartha(GinaLollabrigida)anduncleCharles(DavidNiven).SexyMarthaenticesFrankintoherembrace,then...<br/> ProbablythemostunjustlyunderratedofallSkolimowski'sfilms,asurrealblackcomedy-basedonNabokov'snovelretailingatrianglesituation,withpuckishovertonesofobsessionandperversion,betweenawealthybusinessman,hislusciouswife,andanorphanedboy-thatpushessomeofthesatiricalextravagancesofFrankTashlinandJerryLewistotheirmostlogicalanddeathlyconclusions.Hilarious,misanthropicanddisturbing,themovieamplyfulfilsTomMilne'sdescriptionofitas'themostNabokovianfilmthecinemahasthrownuptodate'.







