Felicity

Felicity (1978)

She ain't Mama's little girl no more!

Felicity studies at a remote Roman Catholic boarding school in Australia. Consumed by curiosity about sex and heavily indulging in popular erotic novels as well as a lesbian affair with her friend Jenny, she yearns for a real-world experience.

Date of release
1978-10-09
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
John D. Lamond

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$532K
  • Filmed in: Hong Kong

Felicity is a 1979 Australian sexploitation film starring Canadian actress Glory Annen and written and directed by John D. Lamond.

Production

Lamond wanted to make a film in the vein of those directed by Just Jaeckin such as Emmanuelle:

The French have always been able to make their films NOT be pornographic, they’d be erotic. They were classy – the most they could ever say was 'softcore'. And the way they did it, they made pretty images that looked like a Singapore Airlines TV commercial, they had nice fashion, good photography and nice music. And that way it dresses it up and makes it all chocolate boxy...

Lamond was also influenced by The World of Suzie Wong (1960), which prompted him to set it in Hong Kong. He intended to make it immediately after Australia After Dark but ended up making The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style first. Lamond claims that at one stage George Miller was going to direct but he wanted to take the film in a different direction.

Lamond secured investment from Roadshow Pictures, then tried to obtain funding from the government film bodies. They refused, although the AFC offered to loan him $40,000, but Lamond did not want to be beholden to them. He formed a unit trust and sold a hundred units at $1,250 each which people could buy in any number, and the movie was made entirely with private funds.

Glory Annen was a Canadian actress living in London who was cast in the lead role.

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