SOFT: An Act of Confession, Full Uncut (1972)

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Description: A girl about to become a nun has recurring sexual dreams.
Scene Breakdowns
Scene 1. Cyndee Summers, Kim Durey
Scene 2. Kim Durey, Keith Erickson
Scene 3. Cyndee Summers, Franklin Anthony
Scene 4. Kim Durey, Keith Erickson
Scene 5. Kim Durey, Franklin Anthony, Neville Franciss
Scene 6. Cyndee Summers, Keith Erickson
Scene 7. Kim Durey, Franklin Anthony, Neville Franciss
Scene 8. Kim Durey, Manuel Rocco
Review:
Sister Beatrice (Kim Durey) is preparing for her life as a nun, but she is haunted by various sexual visions and a burning desire that might conflict with what she's trying to do.

Anthony Spinelli's AN ACT OF CONFESSION is a classic porn film that would send many into fury and rage, so I guess it's a great thing that not many people know about it. What is known about it is some outrageous and rather shocking scenes towards the end of the picture, which I'll get to in a moment. It should be noted that there are two versions of the film out there, a softcore and a hardcore one. The one I watched ran 59-minutes and was missing most of the hardcore footage, although that "ending" is intact and there are some masturbating scenes.

What you've basically got here is what would be considered a Nunsploitation picture. You've got a young woman feeling the pressure of becoming a nun because of the sexual feeling that she is experiencing. What I enjoyed most about the movie was the soft-focused cinematography, which certainly made the film play out like a dream. There's no doubt that Spinelli creates a certain atmosphere that really helps the film feel like a fever dream. With that being said, I thought the weakest stuff were the sex scenes as well as the lead actress who just came across as being really boring to me.

As far as the controversy, well, it's easy to see why many people, even those who are fans of pornos, might be offended by the material. It's funny but there are a lot of people who really hate when religion is mocked and that's certainly what happens here even though the title card tells you that they aren't trying to do that. All of the nun's desires come to a scene where Jesus walks up to her and I won't spoil what happens but I'd say it wouldn't sit well with many.
Lovely novice medieval nun Sister Beatrice (an appealing portrayal by fetching slender brunette Kim Durey) experiences a series of forbidden sexual fantasies just as she's preparing herself for a life of religious servitude. Writer/director Anthony Spinelli certainly doesn't punk out on the explosively blasphemous aspects of the audacious premise: We've got lesbianism, fellatio, masturbation (done by a priest while hearing Beatrice's torrid confession!), a steamy threesome, a little bondage (Beatrice gets tied down to a giant crucifix!), and, most shocking of all, Beatrice even performs oral sex on Jesus (!). Moreover, Spinelli does an ace job of crafting a hypnotically dreamy erotic atmosphere and offers a flavorsome evocation of the 15th century period setting. The Gregorian chant score proves to be strangely effective. Peter Bigg's dewy soft focus cinematography provides a suitably pretty look. It's a real racy item.

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