Histoire D‘O (1975)
Histoire d’O (Story of O) is a 1975 erotic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin from a screenplay by Sébastien Japrisot, based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Pauline Réage. Starring Corinne Cléry and Udo Kier.
Plot
Rene takes his lover, the photographer O, to a manor in the isolated area of Roissy 
to be submitted to humiliations, bondage and sexual perversions to prove that she belongs to him. 
O spends several days being sexually abused by several men and whipped until she is ready to return to Rene. 
Then he shares O with his older step-brother Sir Stephen until Rene finally gives O to him. Meanwhile O and Sir Stephen fall in love with each other.
Notable scenes
The bdsm scenes
Making of Histoire d’O
Christopher Lee turned down the role of Sir Stephen.
Was originally to be directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and produced by Allen Klein. Klein had funded Jodorowsky’s two previous pictures, El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973). However, Alejandro bailed on the film leaving Klein with the problem of finding a replacement, which he never did. After much trouble with trying to get it off the ground, Klein sold the rights. However, the ordeal spawned a 30-year feud with Jodorowsky, and resulted in Klein withholding the rights to El Topo and The Holy Mountain, blocking them from being distributed. The feud was finally settled in 2005.
Five different castles were used for the castle in this film.
The role of “O” was originally offered to Anulka Dziubinska though she declined on the advice of her agent.
The role of “O” was offered to Brigitte Fossey. She had an interview with Just Jaeckin but declined because of strong nudity.
Our view on Histoire D’O
Histoire D’O is one of the most well known and successful soft-core movies of the seventies. While it has some kitsch appeal all these years later, it is actually a pretty good movie overall, and it still has some genuinely erotic moments. Corinne Clery (‘Moonraker’) plays the title character simply referred to as ‘O’. 
She is absolutely beautiful and has a great body which is naked most of the time. Exploitflix must see!
