Happily engaged to her handsome fiance, Charles, Fanny is soon hit with one misfortune after another until she is forced to become a prostitute to survive. This is the story, with many erotic asides, of her struggle to regain her pride in herself and find happiness in life once again.
Acting
Shelley Winters devouring scenery as the madam with zero shame.
Production
Elaborate period costumes that stay on approximately never.
Direction
O'Hara's surprisingly earnest attempt at literary adaptation dignity.
Director
Gerry O'Hara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Cleland's 1748 novel was banned until 1966 in the US; this adaptation arrived during the brief mainstream softcore boom of early 80s cable.
Oliver Reed reportedly accepted the role for the location shooting in London pubs, delivering his lines with visible drunken commitment.
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