Probably, the story of the movie Caligula is more interesting than the movie itself. Written by Gore Vidal, shot by Tinto Brass, and produced by Bob Guccione (the publisher of Penthouse), this film made everyone fight with everyone. Actors who left the set (Maria Schneider left during filming and was replaced by Teresa Ann Savoy), the director fired, and the screenwriter disappointed by the changes.
There is much to be said and much has in fact been said and written. We simply review the very many erotic and pornographic material. That’s right, there are quite a few hard scenes in this film that has Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, and Peter O’Toole as its main protagonists. It was filmed in 1976, but did not get a critical clearance until 1979. Six days later, it was seized by judicial authorities for obscenity. There are several versions of the film, with different cuts and minute lengths. In 1984 director Franco Rossellini made a new version, released on VHS in 1986 under the title Io, Caligola, which includes previously unreleased material. In our review, we consider the uncut American version from 1979.
Just before the opening credits, Teresa Ann Savoy is lying at the base of a tree with a man, half-naked. Suddenly the two get up and playfully chase each other, then lie down again beside the tree to have sex. In the fifth minute, the two are having sex on a bed, but are interrupted by the arrival of some people. In the twelfth minute an elderly man emerges from a pool and Loretta Young totally naked helps him emerge, then stays beside him. In the twenty-sixth minute Teresa Ann Savoy naked is hugging a man. They are both lying in bed, then he gets up startled by a bird that has entered the room. In the next scene, Adriana Asti enters a room wearing a red robe and approaches a man sitting on a bed. He pulls off her robe to expose her breasts, then plays with her nipples. She smiles excitedly and happily. In the 47th minute Teresa Ann Savoy and a man kiss behind a transparent curtain. She wears a black dress, but he pulls it aside to free her breasts. In the fifty-third minute Adriana Asti is lying naked on a bed. Around her, several men masturbate and massage her legs. In the fifty-eighth minute Helen Mirren walks around a pool where some naked actresses are having a lesbian orgy. She is wearing a sheer white dress and is scattering rose petals. Teresa Ann Savoy, also wearing a transparent dress, spies her together with a man. Soon after, Helen is having doggy-style sex with the man. In the 70th minute, Caligula breaks into a wedding and has sex with the bride (Mirella D’Angelo) after making her undress and lie on a table. Four minutes later, Helen Mirren is lying on a bed totally naked while a storm is raging outside. In the seventy-seventh minute, Agrippina (Lori Wagner) and Messalina (Anneka di Lorenzo) give us a beautiful lesbian scene, with real oral sex and masturbation. Three years later Anneka di Lorenzo reprises the role of Messalina in the film Messalina, Messalina made with sets and costumes recycled just from Caligula. In the 160th minute a man undresses Teresa Ann Savoy, who is lying in bed, then covers her with kisses. At the one hundred twenty-third minute a hardcore orgy breaks out. The names of the actresses taking part are as follows: Anneka Di Lorenzo, Bonnie Dee Wilson, Carolyn Patsis, Henrietta Kelogg, Juliet Morris, Lori Wagner, Signe Berger, Susanne Saxon, and Valerie Rae Clark. There is no penetration, but oral sex and non-simulated blowjobs.
There is much to be said and much has in fact been said and written. We simply review the very many erotic and pornographic material. That’s right, there are quite a few hard scenes in this film that has Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, and Peter O’Toole as its main protagonists. It was filmed in 1976, but did not get a critical clearance until 1979. Six days later, it was seized by judicial authorities for obscenity. There are several versions of the film, with different cuts and minute lengths. In 1984 director Franco Rossellini made a new version, released on VHS in 1986 under the title Io, Caligola, which includes previously unreleased material. In our review, we consider the uncut American version from 1979.
Just before the opening credits, Teresa Ann Savoy is lying at the base of a tree with a man, half-naked. Suddenly the two get up and playfully chase each other, then lie down again beside the tree to have sex. In the fifth minute, the two are having sex on a bed, but are interrupted by the arrival of some people. In the twelfth minute an elderly man emerges from a pool and Loretta Young totally naked helps him emerge, then stays beside him. In the twenty-sixth minute Teresa Ann Savoy naked is hugging a man. They are both lying in bed, then he gets up startled by a bird that has entered the room. In the next scene, Adriana Asti enters a room wearing a red robe and approaches a man sitting on a bed. He pulls off her robe to expose her breasts, then plays with her nipples. She smiles excitedly and happily. In the 47th minute Teresa Ann Savoy and a man kiss behind a transparent curtain. She wears a black dress, but he pulls it aside to free her breasts. In the fifty-third minute Adriana Asti is lying naked on a bed. Around her, several men masturbate and massage her legs. In the fifty-eighth minute Helen Mirren walks around a pool where some naked actresses are having a lesbian orgy. She is wearing a sheer white dress and is scattering rose petals. Teresa Ann Savoy, also wearing a transparent dress, spies her together with a man. Soon after, Helen is having doggy-style sex with the man. In the 70th minute, Caligula breaks into a wedding and has sex with the bride (Mirella D’Angelo) after making her undress and lie on a table. Four minutes later, Helen Mirren is lying on a bed totally naked while a storm is raging outside. In the seventy-seventh minute, Agrippina (Lori Wagner) and Messalina (Anneka di Lorenzo) give us a beautiful lesbian scene, with real oral sex and masturbation. Three years later Anneka di Lorenzo reprises the role of Messalina in the film Messalina, Messalina made with sets and costumes recycled just from Caligula. In the 160th minute a man undresses Teresa Ann Savoy, who is lying in bed, then covers her with kisses. At the one hundred twenty-third minute a hardcore orgy breaks out. The names of the actresses taking part are as follows: Anneka Di Lorenzo, Bonnie Dee Wilson, Carolyn Patsis, Henrietta Kelogg, Juliet Morris, Lori Wagner, Signe Berger, Susanne Saxon, and Valerie Rae Clark. There is no penetration, but oral sex and non-simulated blowjobs.
