Sex / Erotica for Women: Candida Royalle's My Surrender DVD

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Summary: Turkey for Two
Review: A rare disappointment from Candida Royalle in her series of erotic videos for couples.

April Hunter (portrayed by the stunning Jeanna Fine) is an emotionally wounded videographer who records erotic fantasies as acted out by her client couples. Director Royalle forgoes the sensual locations that are a trademark of her work and, in keeping with the theme, presents all of the erotic scenes on a darkened stage with sometimes harsh stage lighting and minimalist scenery and props. It is difficult to tell whether the actors are successfully portraying amateurs with no acting skill or whether the cast members, themselves, can express no more personality than the casting couch, the chalkboard, or other inanimate props in the stark fantasy scenarios. As the scenes unfold, we are grateful for the fast-forward button.

The tender, climactic final scene in which April surrenders to Robert's charms begins to unfold as an erotic classic with ethereal music, warm lighting, and slow, sensuous action. But the viewer becomes increasingly distracted and fascinated by Fine's oversized and overly firm pectoral implants as they defy the laws of gravity and physics. We reach the closing credits. April is smiling and satisfied. We are not.

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Summary: Actually Rather Beautiful, For Women's Hearts...
Review: Certainly Candida Royalle has developed an unsurpassed style of etheral, epic, and mesmerisingly beautiful visually surreal visual aesthetics yet to be matched witin the genre of erotic cinematography, as it is so much more... However, the equally and possibly more important element Candida Royalle has captured is the essence of how women's hearts, minds, souls and desires can be so strong, so fragile, so mysterious... yet if one is understanding and has certain awarenesses in regard to those respects, fulfillment within them all is what any woman desires most... and it is this aspect where Candida Royalle truly surpasses.

All of her works of which could easily be cosidered art, intensely erotic as it certanly is, also is specifically "canvased" to teach understanding of the kind of treatment and fulfillment women deserve to have, and how to give women precisely everything within these realms.

It is within this work where this point is made. Sure, it may not, or, very well may be equally as stunning to watch, if not for the dreamlike photography, but rather for emphasizing the importance of the purpose of her films and what they teach.

No one else comes even close to Candida Royalle's cinematic brilliance.

Surrender now and don't deny yourself this title... All have meanings beyond. Rather pleasurable indeed.

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Summary: Entertaining for couples
Review: Finally a video that couples can watch as usually all videos are for men. Her tearful story of being afraid of love was a little long..but we can all fast forward!