Lialeh, Uncensored (1974)

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Description: Smooth operator Arlo is setting up an erotic musical in NY. Lialeh, a talented girl who wants a singing career and doesn't mind doing nudity or having sex, joins the show. Funk legend Bernard Purdie and his band play Arlo's band.
Scene Breakdowns
Scene 1. black girl, black guy
Scene 2. Jennifer Leigh, Lawrence Pertillar
Scene 3. girl, Lawrence Pertillar
Scene 4. Jennifer Leigh
Scene 5. Cindy West, Andrea True
Scene 6. black girl, Lawrence Pertillar
Scene 7. black girl, Jennifer Leigh, black guy
Scene 8. Jennifer Leigh, Steve Blackwell
Scene 9. Any Mathieu, Lawrence Pertillar
Scene 10. Any Mathieu, 3guys
Review:
Lialeh is a well-made cheap adult film that recently got major hype due to the soundtrack done by Bernard Purdie. It was legit released by Arrow videos with a mention it is THE BLACK DEEPTHROAT (since Arrow released DEEP THROAT on video), but the film has nothing to do with deepthroat nor even shares the plotline. The film stands on it's own, with multiple locations which was uncommon in early 70's adult films. It was also uncommon to have a film mostly black cast for an adult film in that classic era. The film director Barron Borcovichy does a wonderful job making this cheap film look professional, especially the soundtrack. He must have been happy to get Mr. Purdie to sing for he shows it twice in the film. (too bad his lipsic don't match). Musical number "pink on the inside" is creative and excellent. great subplot involving a priest, and a loser who tells Lialeh he was in love with a girl who was a guy! You watch this film, you don't get those lame Saturday night raincoat film you get in the 73, you get something more. It's a pure 70's film, not a 90's/2000 video film that has zero plot so video rental people can fast forward to the sex scene. Barron knows how to keep the gap between the sex scene with creative plotlines to entertain the audience at the theatres. It's a shame filmmaking of an adult film that died in the video era.

In fact, in the 80's my old video store had 2 VHS and 1 beta of this film and I had customers who rented it many times. I even use mention of this film on several scripts I wrote (never got made (: ). I tried to buy the soundtrack many times, but the term "blacksploitation" was used, so the price was way too high. There is nothing exploitation on black people lialeh, it doesn't have evil white people that is required for these "blacksploitation" films. I think many people who know about this film now days is misguided, thinking it's something it is not. Lialeh is an entertaining movie, watchable from start to finish and a standout film on it's own. Even the shocking ending will make you laugh at the end. It's too bad the cast or the director never did anything, but it was the 70's so people disappeared back then. Maybe under another name?

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