Product: Sinful Dwarf Unrated & Uncut
Rating: 3.0
Grimms' Fairy Tales....Definitely Not...
From grindhouse and sleaze-meister Harry Novak, and out of the deepest recesses of the 70's came - "Dvrgen" ("The Sinful Dwarf") AKA "Das Haus der verlorenen Mädchen" 1973, and directed by Vidal Raski. Three minutes into the film, we knew this was going to be one sick ride! 'Olaf' (Torben Bille) had a penchant for young innocent girls (who were also naive enough to fall for the charms of a devilish looking dwarf with wind up toys!), as he lured them to follow him home to become unwitting sex slaves! Oh, and his pleasant mother 'Lila' (Clara Keller) actually encouraged this behaviour since it brought in additional income. When a young unsuspecting couple 'Mary' and 'Peter' (Anne Sparrow and Tony Eades) suddenly showed up looking for a room to let, Olaf obligingly agreed (when a dwarf jumps on the bed in the room you're looking to rent and says in a Danish accent.."you see...it is a nice soft bed" and lets off a sinister cackle. Maybe it's not a good idea and politely you would say thanks, but no thanks!!) and took them upstairs. Did I mention that mother 'Lila' (not to be confused with 'Lola'), appeared to be a washed-up cabaret performer (she definitely did not play the 'Blue Angel') and had an inclination to dress up and sing after her drinking sessions! This flick is pretty sick and sleazy, but believe it or not it's done in such a campy and looney way that you will actually find yourself laughing along with cuddly Olaf and his dear mother!!! I won't give anymore away. This is the triple xxx version (the film elements do not match, but they do not appear to be inserts), so there was more than just poor naked gals! The actress that played Mary (Anne Sparrow) was actually pretty good, and she definitely had a lovely figure! But its really 'Olaf' and 'Lila' that stole the show here, we even got a quick glimpse at 'Lila's' disfigured body (just kidding, actually the old dame was in pretty good shape. I would have wanted to see more of her with singing of course!!) she did have a scar along her left cheek (on her face, do pay attention)! This was an American-Danish co-production, and as I've written so many times before, only in the 70's could they have gotten away with a barbaric and sadistic piece of work like this one ( but of course plenty of enthusiasts like myself already knew that) it's pretty bad. The reason I'm only giving it 3 stars, the pacing was slow and unfortunately the production-values here were very low ($10,000.00 more from uncle Harry, could have raised the bar!) not the best lighting or camera work. The DVD picture quality by 'Private Screenings X' was pretty good, but could have been better! English (no subtitles) NTSC, NR 96 mins.Love and Peace,Carlos Romero