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| 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful  julie walters not playing cynthia payne, By This review is from: Personal Services [VHS] (VHS Tape) This film has a preface that it is fiction, and though the writer David Leland was inspired by a book by Cynthia Payne - the infamous British Madam - this is not the story of Cynthia Payne. The disclaimer is repeated at the end, and then we see that the production consultant was Cynthia Payne. Perhaps there was a legal necessity for Madam Payne and the film-makers to provide this escape clause, since the film's madam, named Christine Painter, was charged with possessing obscene material for gain and running a brothel. What makes this madam's brothel different is that Christine's clientele is gentlemen over 40 with a taste for kink, though the bondage and discipline we see is very mild. You would have to be extremely prudish to be offended by such behaviour. What makes these scenes so funny is how ordinary the customers are, which only reinforces the hypocrisy of the laws that consider prostitution a crime, and the insight the "tarts" have into men's sexuality. I... Read more 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful  A Classic, By ianphillips@uk.dreamcast.com (BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews This review is from: Personal Services [VHS] (VHS Tape) A witty, if sometimes oddly coy attempt by director Terry Jones to re-create the eventful career of "luncheon voucher madam" Cynthia Payne. The wonderful Julie Walters was an ideal choice to play the role of Christine Painter, a prostitute who always has her eye on bigger and better things. Julie Walters puts in an extremley effective and enduringly fascinating performance as she displays different dimensions to her character. Walters heart was in the right place and carries the film convincingly. The fast, witty scripts race along with Walters always sparkling in every scene and is given superb support from Shirley Stelfox as Shirley and Danny Schille in the role of transvestite, Dolly. Its jolly approach almost encapsulates the naughty seaside postcard humour of the Carry On films and infact the last half hour of the film where the police begin raiding the brothel Walters is running could easily be titled Carry On Whoring. Whilst the sad aspects of prostitution is merley glossed... Read more 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful Kinky & Kute - An Absolute Delight, By A Customer This review is from: Personal Services [VHS] (VHS Tape) My review will be brief which in no way reflects the enthusiasm I have for this film which brilliantly shows a side of the sexual scene heretofore unbeknownst to me. While presented with wit and humor, the unusual sexual preferences are also treated with dignity and a certain tenderness. Always excellent, Julie Walters (of "Educating Rita" fame) exceeds even herself as she cleverly portrays the marvelous madame in this apparently true story. |
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