Make sure to check out my PEPLUM blog. peplums.blogspot.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com PEPLUM WEBSITE: www.peplum.ca TWITTER http --------- I've uploaded the entire film without interruptions. I also tried to fix the audio (there was a lot of hissing and pops) and changed the title during the credits from THE WARRIOR EMPRESS to the original Italian title. Enjoy! Sappho ~ The Venus of Lesbos (1960) starring Tina Louise, Kerwin Mathews, Riccardo Garrone and Susy Andersen (credited as Susy Golgi). I love this Peplum. I'm almost addicted to it. When I first saw it, I watched it once a day 4 days in a row. And I'm still hypnotized by it. The film hits all the right Peplum notes. The direction by Pietro Francisci is fun, fast and dreamy. Even if it's a romantic film, it still has lots of sword fights, big battles, ramming ships and, of course, killer lions, all set to a great swirling score. This film has the best named cast of charaters ever: Sappho, Phaon, Hyperbius, Actis (my fav)), Laricus, Melanchrus, etc. All the main actors give excellent performances. Tina Louise is perfect as Sappho, "the world's boldest beauty", as the tagline says. The handsome Kerwin Mathews (who died last year, RIP) gives a thoughtful energetic performance. Kerwin was definitely an overlooked actor. But best of all is Riccardo Garrone as Hyperbius, who almost steals the film from the American actors. Garrone gives a forceful performance that could have easily fallen into caricature but here he's ...

• published: 17 May 2011
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• author: SapphoPEPLUM