Women In Love (Caballero) Review

Reviewed by T0MBOne  on  9/5/2014

Kemal Horulu directs and edits WOMAN IN LOVE (1980, Caballero Home Video) with the lovely Laurien Dominque playing Christine Warren, a bored wife, who breaks from her dull hubby and their life on Long Island for a new job and other encounters in Manhattan. In a major role, Vanessa De Rio plays Simone Foster, a sex crazed catalyst for most of the sexual shenanigans that Christine encounters. Cinematographer Larry Revine beautifully captures the indoor and outdoor adventures of Christine as she must decide between two very different life styles. Standard frame. 85 minutes.

The first half of WOMAN IN LOVE details the events that lead up to Christine cheating on her husband, Alex, played by R Bolla. She flirts with the handy man (Jerry Butler) but backs off when he comes on way too strong. Alex comes home; the couple argue but Christine is feeling frisky in the bedroom. When Alex declines her advances, she leaves their bed for the bathroom where she masturbates and fantasizes about "Handy Andy". (Cue a terrific sex scene between Butler and Dominique that's intercut with Laurien masturbating next to the picture mirror and in a hand mirror)

Alex's client is married to Simone, who gives Christine a job at her Manhattan boutique. Christine scores a beautiful red dress for her trouble and takes a ride with a cool customer named Georgio, who's played by Paul Thomas. He invites her to a party. Meanwhile, Simone and her other help at the shop take a break in the backroom for a three way. (Vanessa Del Rio and Christie Ford get it started with girl/girl action then Ron Hudd joins them for some straight sex stuff that concludes with Vanessa licking up Hudd's cum shot after his mishing of Ford)

Alex says Christine can go to the party then he departs on a business trip. So, at Georgio's Manhattan apartment, a loser hits on Christine then she soon meets up with artist Eric, a young Ron Jeremy, while other couples (Samantha Fox and Jerome Carter plus Lisa B and Bobby Astyr) are pairing up for suck and fuck action in the living room. Simone and Georgio at least take their carnal actions into the bedroom (a solid encounter, by the way) where Christine catches the duo then decides to leave with Eric. Meanwhile, Simone and Georgio join the other couples to conclude their mini-orgy.

At Eric's, Christine has second thoughts but she stays as Eric finally seduces her. (Cue a solid sexual encounter with Dominque looking quite beautiful hanging out of her red dress and Ron Jeremy
fucking her in some straight sex positions and painting her pussy with a cumshot)

The second half of WOMAN IN LOVE finds Christine and Alex in bed with Christine quite detached during Alex's half-ass love making. She's fallen for Eric and the duo are soon frolicking in the park and Christine's feeling like a woman for the first time. However, Eric falls for one of his models. (Cue a bedroom romp with Ron Jeremy and Veronica Hart with her incredible bod that soon finds itself in pile driver position then lifted off the bed)

Eric takes off for Italy and leaves Christine heart broken. She talks things over with Simone while the hubbies talk business and play chess in another room. Simone has Christine try on a another dress. (Cue Dominique and Vanessa lying on top of each other for a brief girl/girl encounter)

At the shop, weary of Georgio, Christine tries on a dress for him that he's ordered. Soon, she succumbs to his advances and the duo head to the back where he tells Mrs. Warren, "enjoy your lunch." (Cue a wonderfully shot straight sex bedroom romp with Dominique and Paul Thomas that includes plenty of kissing) Simone catches the duo and fires Christine on the spot.

So, Christine has fallen for Georgio and the two make plans to go off together; however, Georgio skips out on her and leaves her to face Alex, who has read her note announcing her departure. During this series of events, a rather strange dream sequence occurs as Christine dozes off while waiting for Georgio. (Cue an S & M encounter with Veri Knotty playing a mistress, who pairs up Laurien Dominique and Ron Hudd plus Vanessa and George Payne while she deals with Jeremy in partial drag!)

Christine's tale comes to a close with the head scratcher S & M bit (that could have been easily edited out) and husband and wife planning to start anew, which does not really ring true. A more cynical ending would have been more satisfying here; however, director Horulu should be commended for the bulk of this solid tale that looks great and has an number of terrific sexual encounters thanks to the wonderful performances of the fiery Vanessa Del Rio contrasted with the more subdued Laurien Dominique plus ample support from Paul Thomas.

!!!! outta !!!!! for WOMAN IN LOVE, a fine flick for couples viewing.

And now for some QUICKIES...

Director Kemal Horulu made some other solid flicks during his porn making days that span from 1972 to 1984. Here are a few other of his well-crafted films:

THE VIRGIN AND THE LOVER (1973) mixes hard core and soft core action in this strange tale of a film maker (Eric Edwards) who dresses a mannequin that comes to life to play out his many fantasies taking place at his apartment. At his psychologist's office, the secretary (Leah Marlon) becomes interested in him for a real live relationship that he has trouble make happen---!!!

BLUE ECSTASY (also 1980) is another solid New York production with Leslie Bovee hanging out with druggie pals Samantha Fox, Bobby Astyr and Jamie Gillis instead of nurturing a more meaningful relationship with her frustrated boyfriend Eric Edwards. It's an interesting flick that maybe tries too hard and ends up being pretentious. Cocaine use during this time seems well-documented here---!!! 1/2

WHEN SHE WAS BAD (1983) finds Georgina Spelvin playing a more mature woman with a daughter at home (Tigr) and a photographer hubby (John Leslie) who likes to suck and fuck his models (Anna Ventura and others) at his studio. Meanwhile, she's having an affair with R. Bolla, who is pressuring her to get a divorce. She also sets into motion an encounter between her brother (Joey Silvera) and an old gold digging girlfriend (Vanessa Del Rio) that leads to her brother beating up his girlfriend. The beat up girlfriend (Sharon Kane) and Spelvin decide to go get drunk leaving the daughter to decide whether she should fuck for the first time with her boyfriend (Ron Jeremy) who is pressuring her to not only have sex but move in with him. Way too much going on here but worth a look---!!! 1/2

NEVER SLEEP ALONE (1984) has mature Honey Wilder maneuvering and manipulating situations between a couple in an open marriage (lovely Victoria Jackson AKA Tina Marie and John Leslie) and a younger woman (beautiful blonde Jo Anna Storm) in their apartment complex. An S & M outing with two of the females plus an encounter at Plato's Retreat (also used as an environ in WHEN SHE WAS BAD) end up padding the length of this tale that turns too deadly serious for the finale. A great cast with mostly solid encounters---!!!!