SINGAPORE SLING (1990)

 

Written & Directed By: Nikos Nikoladis

Cinematography: Aris Stavrou 

Editor: Andres Andreadakis

Cast: Meredyth Herod, Panos Thanassoulis, Michelle Valley

A man searching for his long-lost lover is kidnapped by her killers, an insane, mother-daughter duo, and they force him to commit various sexual atrocities with them.

This film is absolutely extreme, and bonkers and leaves one with mixed feelings. As the one thing I can say about this film is that it is original. It definitely has a one-of-a-kind vision. Is that enough as we as an audience witness but don’t necessarily feel. maybe will be able to identify with the film and its own way though it feels pretty specific.

I can admit that one has never seen a film quite this horny from a female point of view, but more through a male gaze of females. 

It all adds up to Definitely an original vision that seemed prepared to be a cult film, which usually doesn’t work but here it does. Though it does come across as sleazy and slimy. That could easily have been an artistic porno film if only it had hard-core scenes.

One could stand that this film is an artistic expression of imagination, but as soon as the character starts to puke on the man she is having sex with all bets are off. 

This strangely feels I could be a fetish movie on the grand gugonol style and expresses it at times. As  There are scenes that are disgusting in certain small ways more In the details of it’s own kind of gore or feeling of it.

The Film makes sense only to itself, though it does offer exquisite nudity. Not to mention many close-ups of RAW meat And loads of female masturbation. 

This film is meant to be erotic, but it feels more devoted to fetish. One can give everyone involved credit as it takes a certain lunacy and bravery, to present themselves and this film, as what can be seen as embarrassing, but art is supposed to be provocative, and this film certainly is in its own way. Yes, even if I don’t entirely understand it, there feels like a certain bravery, throughout, or some fantasy of someone specifically a dirty dream of sorts only subtle in its mentality.

That could also be a nightmare despite its erotic, adult, kind of narrative turned on its head 

Like some kind of reverse GREY GARDENS homage, only erotic but just as fascinating with some external shocks.

The dinner scene brings new meaning to eating disorder or might end up, causing one for audience members. One could do without it, but in this sound construction, it feels like it’s needed truly a stand out amongst the other craziness that this film offers.

Many of the scenes are also comedic with cannibalism thrown in 

Breaking the fourth wall and any kind of barriers and talking to us in the audience, seems to try to help us understand the characters and what exactly might be going on or at least privy to their inner monologues.

It ends up surreal and bizarre. Midnight movie that is funny intentionally and unintentionally at times. The film is extreme, sick, and disgusting at times. difficult to characterize.

By the end, you are left with So many mixed feelings about this film, though it definitely feels deliberate and its intent. It can be quite nasty & disgusting. Though keeps your interest to see where it is going

SINGAPORE SLING. Plays out like a David lynch inspired student film. I have never seen a film quite this horny from a female point of view, but more through a male gaze of females. That’s supposed to be erotic yet feels like a fetish film. Inspired by the Otto Preminger classic film LAURA

It can be quite nasty & disgusting. Though keeps your interest to see where it is going. It could have easily been an adult film only without hardcore sex scenes.

The film seems more like a stylistic exercise, whereby the end one can admire it, but yet I’m half disgusted by it and it’s an easy film to pass on dispatch  dissuade

Grade: B-