El despertar del placer

Though many viewers may want to see this film for the presence of the lovely and more famous Lili Carati, Andrea Guzon made this movie memorable for me. She captured the characters beauty, passion, and provocative desirability throughout the movie. Though the theme of the movie could be hard for some to take, male viewers may certainly understand the inner-conflict the Gerard character had. Still hurting at the lost love of his late wife, her daughter comes into his life. The chemistry between the two is immediate, though he fights her subtle, and not-so-subtle :) advances. Will he cave into her considerable charms, or will he do the "right thing" and not allow himself to be seduced by his late wifes daughter? The movie had me "all in" to the end. Of the limited amount of Joe D'Amato films that I've seen, Il Piacere is easily my favorite. I give it a solid 9.