恐惧的绿洲

　　MostenjoyableoutingfromMrLenziandwhilstgiallo-esquireisreallyquiteamixedbag.Startingoffasabitofahippydrippyaffairwithayounguninhibitedcoupleusingtheirbodiesandtheirguiletogetafreeholiday,thisturnsintosomethingmuchdarker.ThereisrealsuspenseincludingasplendidHitchcockiansceneinanaviary,lotsofnudityandsomeprettynastymoments.IrenePapas(’ZorbatheGreek’and’Don’tTortureaDuckling’)lendsconsiderablegravitaswithherimpressiveperformanceasthematurewomanwithsomethingofaproblemtosortout.RayLovelockisappealingasthehandsomeyoungmanwholikesfastcarsandfasterwomenbutitisthelovely16yearoldOrnellaMutiwhoisalwayscatchingtheeye.Apparentlythealmosttooperfectnudeshotsareofabodydoublebutwestillgetplentyofuptheshortsshotsasshebendsobliginglyforward.AllthreeareagreatassetandwithadecentscriptandLenzi’sconstantinventiveness,thisisafinepieceofexploitationcinema.