Zazel (1 DVD Release) Review

Reviewed by AlexGogol  on  4/25/2001

Director: Philip Mond
Genre: All Sex, Lesbian, Erotic Fantasy, Artistic Porn
Running time: 126 min.
Production Year: 1995
Female Cast:
Sasha Vinni (as Zazel), 1994 Penthouse Pet of the Year
Gina LaMarca,1995 Penthouse Pet of the Year
Anna Romero, Hustler & Penthouse Centerfold
Grace Harlow, Penthouse Pet
Lene Hefner, Penthouse Pet
Brooke Lane, Penthouse Pet
Nikie St. Gilles, Playboy & Penthouse Model
Helena

Scenes:
Blue Siren (Grace Harlow as Water Nymph, Sasha Vinni as Blue Siren)
Zazel is sitting near a stream in a tropical setup and drawing a fish. She receives a phone call from a perfume company - they inform her that they accept her proposal to develop "the most sensually arousing fragrance ever" that will be named ‘Zazel’ (after the designer). So the quest for the Scent of Love begins. Her first encounters are the Water Nymph and the Blue Siren, who by their intricate interplay of movements, tongues and intimate places of their bodies will arouse you at once. As in the entire movie, the makeup and the costumes are a state of the art - the Siren looks like an Indian goddess (or God Shiva, they define her/him here as a God/Goddess of Creation) and the Nymph is dressed in a bikini that nevertheless shows everything the audience wants to see, which actually magnifies the effect (you see her pussy lips sticking out of a cut in her underwear, nipples are also visible through similar cuts in her bra). The Nymph gently touches her pussy and positions herself in all kinds of seductive ways, while the Siren first dances in the water (you can see her top part), licks the flowers growing nearby, and gradually approaches the masturbating Nymph. Another erotic moment of the scene is that the camera occasionally goes below the water surface and you can see parts of the beauties’ bodies and the underwater plants. The entire scene is full of flowers and bright-colored floral elements. This scene is very dynamic - camera switches between the Siren and the Nymph until Siren finally approaches the Nymph and gives her [and you] the ultimate satisfaction - oh, those Siren’s tongue strokes on the Nymph’s pussy would make you extremely aroused. All that is achieved by the beauty of the girls, by what they wear (costumes + jewelry), and by their movements and sexual expressions. If you’re into this kind of stuff, you will review this particular scene a hundred times and will still want to see it again and again. The Nymph may look a little dull at first, but you have to understand her role - she is a nymph and is supposed to be enjoying herself - that’s her nature. You get all-screen shots of her fingers playing with her pussy (in a very gentle and sexy way), especially taking into account that her pussy is surrounded by jewelry pieces attached to her underwear. Incredible scene!!! Another detail: the music follows the same pattern as the Nymph’s desire for satisfaction (you would not believe it, but somewhere on the background you can also hear birds signing, which adds so much to the entire atmosphere). You can see the Nymph’s pussy lips twitching and hear her moaning when the Siren licks her. All this is so beautiful and orgasmic that you will never have enough of this scene. The Siren licks the Nymph not only on the surface, but also under the water. Closer to the end of the scene, you can actually get to see a full lesbian action with the Siren licking the Nymph lying on her back with her legs slightly above the ground - astonishing and beautiful! The scene ends with the Nymph intensely masturbating, licking her nipples, and moaning, while the Siren continues her Shiva dance in the water of the stream. The only negative thing about the scene is that you can’t really see what’s on the other side of the stream - the Siren dances in the water on a yellow background that looks like a yellow paper wall installed on the edge of a pool. This DVD is worth buying just for this scene. Actually, that’s only the beginning, so you don’t have to pay $25 only for this -the 2-hour movie is full of all kinds of great scenes. I will be brief on the rest of the feature - just wanted to give you an impression of what it’s like to watch Zazel in her utmost beauty.

Wild Orchid
Zazel continues exploring the flower odors. In this scene, the camera switches between all kinds of flowers and a painting of a flower that is being drawn on a live pussy. I’ve never imagined that such a thing was possible - your perception of flowers and pussies will soon converge :) The pussy lips and the clit are actually twitching while the process of painting goes on - hard to express it in words - you must see it with your own eyes. Again, it’s a full-sreen presentation of pussy-flower and fingers that gently stroke it after the painting is over. A little later Zazel starts licking the clit of the ‘flower’ - very arousing.

Bird of Paradise (Lene Hefner as Tattooed Girl, Devin as Tattoo Artist, Sasha Vinni as Zazel)
This scene starts with shaving Lene Hefner’s pussy. Some arousing moaning, washing and licking by Zazel (she seems to be an expert in this). Then comes a tattoo artist who draws a tattoo in the shape of a flower on top of Lene’s pussy area. It comes out to be quite impressive. Lene moans all the time while the tatoo is being drawn. Then she licks Zazel’s pussy that already has a painting of a flower on it. The tattoo guy licks Lene, Zazel intensifies her pleasure by massaging her own anus. The scene is bright- colored and extremely visually appealing (as all the scenes in this movie), especially to those who want some guy-girl stuff, not only girl-girl action. In a little while, the guy starts making love to Lene, while Zazel is massaging her tits on top of Lene. She is just a supporter of what is going on and doesn’t get laid. The background music is in tone with the action and is very mild and supportive of the scene. Zazel moves off Lene and starts masturbating while observing the Lene- Devin’s intercourse. Lene, being f...ed from behind, licks Zazel, who has a pussy piercing that very well goes with her flower pussy painting. The only negative detail of the scene is that Zazel wears white sport shoes instead of some elegant heels or something of that kind. It spoiled half of the scene. The guy fingers Lene in her anus, then she starts giving him a blowjob. Zazel again is just an observer playing with her tits and pussy. The guy finally comes and the scene ends.

Tiger in the Jungle/Jungle (Sasha Vinni as Tiger)
We see Zazel, who has a makeup of a tiger. She licks flowers, paints a tiger face, then gets a position on top (it might have been a body double actually) - you can see only her ass and part of her back which are painted as a tiger face - very tastefull and impressive - the tiger’s mouth coincides with Zazel's ass hole. Very arousing and creative scene!
Three Musketeers (Sasha Vinni as Brunette, Brooke Lane as Blonde, Anna Romero as Redhead)
Zazel smells different flowers and perfumes. Then we see the 3 Musketeers - they first play with each other (not showing off to the audience, but between themselves), then Anna and Sasha check out Brooke’s pussy, go to some sort of house where they put on dildo spurs on their boots, undress each other, lick Brooke, then Zazel and Anna play with each other while Brooke masturbates. Anna licks Zazel’s pierced pussy, and then Brook and Zazel give lesbian pleasures to Anna. After that all three lick each other’s dildo spurs. We see Zazel dildoing herself with her dildo spur and sucking Brooke’s dildo. Then all three sit on their dildo spurs and kiss each other. We get to see full-screen shots of every pussy-dildo combination, except Brooke’s. There is some moaning that can be heard through the mild music. Zazel and Anna enjoy their dildos, Brooke helps Anna to get a higher level of satisfaction. Zazel then moves to Brooke’s dildo, and in time licks two dildos. In the next subscene we see Anna lying on her back with Brooke’s dildo in her pussy, and Brooke in a standing position getting f...ed by Anna’s dildo from behind. Outrageously thrilling scene! Zezel is satisfying herself next to them. She comes and the scene ends.

Precious Flower
Zazel is alone. She sits behind her table exploring the power of different odors. She is dressed in a transparent costume, wears huge pieces of jewelry, good makeup and has her hair is done nicely. She smells flowers and flasks with perfumes. Then we get to see what is going on under the table - she is masturbating her beautiful pussy and massaging her cute breasts. She plays with her pussy piercing, touches her clit and anus, moans - oh, it’s so hard to put all this stuff in writing. We see her back, ass, and gorgeous legs in front of us as the camera moves to another angle. Her transparent dress and heels magnify her natural beauty. She’s sitting in her chair masturbating, then she is on top of the table smelling flowers, nice music in the air, she inserts flowers into her pussy, then smells them and licks them. More of the most arousing and sexy masturbation and showing off from all angles. This is my second favorite scene after the Siren-Nymph one. Masturbation shots are mixed with shots of smelling flowers and writing Zazel's research conclusions. She puts more flowers into her pussy, there is some music with Russian words on the background that translate like, "You’re the only one, I love you." etc.

Angels (Antonio Valentino as Winged Male Angel, Sasha Vinni, Brooke Lane, Helena as Female Angels, Anna Romera and Kevin James served as body doubles).
Zazel’s quest continues in the Paradise. The Angels are such cuties - most of the effect probably is created by shooting though some yellow-orange glass and make-up. The female angels have perfect bodies, and I was surprised why the Male Angel’s penis did not get aroused in the beginning of the scene. The females kept kissing and petting each other and the Male Angel. It is a good group scene where everybody seems to have his/her place and the actions were properly coordinated. Duplicate bodies start having sex - other 2 girls are supporting the couple. There is some sex from behind, penis sucking, moaning, coming, and even anal sex. The music that was used in the trailer is in this scene. Some say this scene is a little too long, but I would not say so - just look and enjoy every second of it and rewind if you did not get enough. Think of it as of a photo collection where you have to enjoy every photo by looking at it very carefully and absorbing every bit of it.

Shades of Sex/Old B/W Movie (Gina LaMarca as Seductress, Jon as Man)
This scene is in black and white. Actually, I would rather see Gina LaMarca in color, but the scene has its own pluses. Philip Mond plays with shades and light, which is only optimal in B/W and can rarely be achieved in color. The scene is about a couple - she seduces him by a lot of showing off, and then they make love in all kinds of different ways and from different angles. He comes, they swim in the pool - and that’s the end of the scene.

Mysterious Union
One side of Zazel here is dressed as a woman, and the other as a man. She explores the unity of the opposites. She is dancing, etc. You can hear another Russian song on the background (it must be Sasha’s initiative to include all those Russian tunes in there).
Rhinestone Mermaid/Water Odyssey (Sasha Vinni as Mermaid, Nikie St. Gilles as Blonde Beauty)
This scene is as beautiful as it gets: two girls in perfect gentle lesbian action. Nikie and Sasha drift on an iceberg (or piece of ice) and satisfy each other’s desires. That’s my third favorite scene and I leave it to you to decide whether it’s etremely good or not. Both Nikie and Sasha exceeded themselves here.
The Devil/Diablo D’Inferno (Sasha Vinni as Zazel, Anna Romero as Red Devil, Kevin James as Gargoyle, Drew Reese as Demon Man). The last scene deals with hell, where Anna is a Devil. She has a huge red dildo sticking out of her ass in place of a tail. She cuts Zazel’s head off and makes the head lick her breasts and pussy. It all ends with Zazel waking up from a bad (maybe good) dream, but the Red Devil lives on and gets f...ed by 2 guys - there’s tons of anal there also, and it’s all very arousing. The only irritating detail of the scene is the fire flames in the bottom portion of the screen.
In the end, Zazel concludes that it’s hard to choose from so many different odors and that they are all arousing and mysterious.

Extras:
Bios
Languages: English, Spanish (by the way, the trailer does not have any sound if you select to watch it in Spanish).
Photos: some high-quality shots are presented - no wonder, Philip Mond is a photographer and would not put low-quality photos on his DVD.
The trailer is the best I’ve ever seen in this genre. It has scene highlights, which build up the audiences’ interest in the movie. All that has its logical finale in the orgasmic ending. The central tune of the feature accompanies the irresistible visual presentation. The difference between the trailer and the movie itself is the dynamism: the trailer is fast and instantly captures your attention, while the actual movie lacks the high pace and may be considered a little slow by some viewers. Overall, the trailer is as good as it gets in adult, and is quite representative of the feature - it introduces the audience to the brightness of colors, good musical score and gives an idea about the scenes.
Side 2 contains 38 Metro/Cal Vista preview trailers.

Overall, video and audio quality are excellent, plot is weak, but that's not the point of this movie - you're given a tasteful collection of Philip Mond's scenes to review, and each of them is a masterpiece in itself. If you don't like artistic and visually appealing porn, this movie is not for you, but if you do, that's the number 1 to have in your collection. Zazel is my favorite adult movie (I hope it didn't influence the objctivity of this review).

Other recommendations. If you’re looking for something close to Zazel (nothing is, as far as I know :)), then I would recommend to try Penthouse (no sex scenes though). If you’re looking for a work by the same director, then check out another well-known but by far not as impressive piece by Philip Mond - it’s called The World of Philip Mond (Penthouse, 1998) featuring Angel Hart, Kalani, Brooke Lane, Shawn Young, and Nikie St. Gilles. If you are into artistic porn and excellent erotic expression, try Diva Girls, Suze Randall’s Super Sexy I & II, Rocki Roads’ Wet Dreams, Hell on Heels.