Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay

It might have its problems, but at the very least, The Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay is memorable for the fact that it's so damn strange! Director Bruno Gantillon succeeds in creating a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere; which bodes very well with the fantasy styled plot. As the title suggests, the backbone of this film revolves around sex and since most of the characters are female, that should please fans of lesbian porn. The plot itself is typically strange and focuses on a castle ran by the mysterious and sinister Morgana le Fay. Two young ladies are travelling across the country when they get a surprise one morning. One of them awakes to find that the other has disappeared, and upon searching for her friend, she happens upon a boat. The boat takes her to an eerie castle where she meets Morgana le Fay and is taken in by the women in the castle. She is offered immortality in return for her soul, but as jealousies take hold she decides to make an attempt to escape, but getting away from Morgana le Fay is not so easy...

One of the main problems I had with this film is the fact that not a great deal happens, so it's easy to get bored with it; the dream-like atmosphere is actually a hindrance in this respect as when you're watching a dreamy, boring movie - it can sometimes be difficult to stay awake! To its credit, The Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay is a very beautiful movie. There's no shortage of eye candy, all the women in the film look great and the lavish sets are well designed and suit the film. I can't say that it's a particularly graphic film, though that isn't a big problem. The lesbian sequences are well filmed and fairly erotic, which of benefit to the film. The film is a lot like the lesbian vampire flicks that cult French director Jean Rollin made around the same time that this film was made; although personally I'd rank this one higher than the majority of Jean Rollin rubbish that I've seen. This is not a great film and it does have its fair share of problems, but it also has a lot of good things about it, and while I can't say it's a film that everyone should see; it should please genre fans at least.

The girlfriends Françoise (Mireille Saunin) and Anna (Michèle Perello) are traveling through the countryside of France by car. They stop at a roadhouse to drink wine and buy coffee, and the owner advises them to return. However they proceed their trip but they get lost on the road.

They decide to spend the night in an abandoned barn. In the morning, Françoise does not find Anna and she seeks her out. Out of the blue, the dwarf Gurth (Alfred Baillou) asks her to follow him and he shows a castle in an island where Anna would be.

Françoise takes a boat that sails alone and brings her to the castle. Sooner she learns that she has reached the lesbian realm of the witch Morgane (Dominique Delpierre) that proposes Françoise to stay in her kingdom living in eternal youth and beauty with her favorites Yael (Régine Motte), Sylviane (Ursule Pauly) and Sarah (Nathalie Chaine). Otherwise she would be doomed to get older and older in the dungeons of the castle. Further, Françoise learns that Anna has given her soul to Morgane and will stay in the place forever. But Françoise does not want to stay and plots a plan to escape.

"Morgane et ses Nymphes" is an erotic tale about a woman that is trapped in an oneiric castle of lesbians mastered by the evil witch Morgane. The director Bruno Gantillon succeeds in the atmosphere of dream, supported by gorgeous actresses and wonderful music score. But the film is disappointing since I was expecting much more from the synopsis. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Morgana e as Ninfas" ("Morgane and the Nymphs")

A dull road trip across France takes an unexpected turn when two sexy ladies Anna and Francoise stop in a creepy country village.They go into an abandoned barn where they have lesbian intercourse.When Anna disappears the next day her lover is scared.With the help of little hunchback Francoise soon finds her way to a mysterious castle ruled by spiritual vampire Morgana Le Fay and filled with ageless lesbians."Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay" is an erotic fairy tale with soft-core scenes of lesbian sex and a little bit of silken bondage.The girls are sexy enough and the location sets including lovely castle near the lake provide plenty of splendid Gothic mood.8 out of 10.Another fine DVD release from Pete Tombs and Mondo Macabro.

Last year this flick was released full uncut (85 minutes) here in our region, as soon as it came out it already vanished again and became an OOP. Strange because this is a weird flick.

Mostly it is classified under horror but there isn't anything in it to say it is a horror. It's all about sorcery and the eternal life that can be given if you agree with the rules. It is beautifully shot and even as there isn't that much happening you still keep watching it. All girls look like fairy but that's because the clothes they are wearing. One dance scene takes a bit too long even as it has a lot of nudity. Maybe that's the reason why it is hunted down and has become a French cult flick. There's a lot of nudity in it and a bit of full frontal. Still, it isn't gratuitous and do adds towards the fairy atmosphere.

Alfred Baillou (Gurth) is ideal in his role, his face and the androgyny he has given his character is excellent. Most of the actresses in this flick have only performed in a few flicks but they all looked believable.

It's a typical French soft erotic 'horror', I would even compare it with Jean Rollins, but then with money and good editing and acting. Recommended.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 2,5/5 Effects 0,5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

Françoise and Anna, a couple on holiday, stop at a local tavern only to be weirded out by a dwarf. Upon leaving, they get lost as women are known to do and their car breaks down so they choose to spend the night in a barn. They makes out heavily before falling asleep, the next day Françoise awakes to find Anna missing. The dwarf is there and tells her that he knows where her friend is, leads her to the castle of one Morgana LaFey, an immortal witch who grants immortality to other young women in exchange for their souls. But it isn't long before jealously takes hold of the other girls.

This film came as bit of a revelation to me in that I only bought it because the name and cover lept out at me, plus the fact that it was on sale didn't hurt in the least. It exceeded my expectations and I found it to be a heavily erotic, gripping, ambiance thick film. A minor lost classic that one would do well to seek out.

Eye Candy: Every girl in the film shows various amounts of skin

My Grade: B-

Mondo Macabro DVD Extras: 3 Alternate & Deleted scenes; "Un Couple D'Artistes" Short film; 11 minute interview with Director Bruno Gantillon; poster & stills gallery; Theatrical trailer; and a VERY gory nudity filled compilation trailer including "French Sex Murders", "Living Doll", "Satanico Pandemonium", "Panic Beats", "Clonus", "the Killer must kill again", "the mansion of madness", "Alucarda", "the diabolical Dr. Z", "Aswang", "the Living Corpse", "Blood of the Virgins", "Seven women for Satan", "Lady Terminator", "Crazy love", "Mill of the stone women", & "Dangerous Seductress"