When the Vestal Virgins see her they run after her. She has to die because only Vestal Virgins are allowed to witness this dance. The VV dance to a fish deity in phallic form. This is actually a fun film. Is it great art? No but it's entertaining. And it's basically the first 'sex and sandal' movie which spawned a gazillion of them in the 1970s and a good part of the 1980s, including the infamous CALIGULA (1979). Olinka is good in it. She co-stars with her then husband, Brad Harris. I have 3 versions, including French and German copies. The German copy, the best looking one (the screengrabs are from this copy), is 79 minutes long. I recently got another French copy and the runtime for this one is 87 minutes long. It's from a VHS transfer and some scenes are affected by digital artifacts but this copy is the best yet, even if the image is not as good. Think of it as a regular PEPLUM movie with nudity and (mild) sex scenes.
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