The Story of O

I watched my DVD of "The Story of O" last night. What an erotic classic that story is. O starts as a novice and as she gets more in to it and gains experience she is able to lure her model friend in to becoming a submissive also. She not only is comfortable with her role but proclaims to Sir Stephen, "I am proud of what I've become" when he tells her she doesn't have to go to a party where she may be used by others. In the end she seems to go full circle and even though she remains very much the submissive she actually seems to control her Masters to a certain extent. The most erotic scene for me is seeing her outstretched and upraised arms bound by the wrists between two pillars as she is whipped by Norah, the maid. The expression on Norah's face afterward is perfect, one of physical and emotional exhaustion.

BTW, I have the 1975 edition with Corinne Clery as O.

Anybody else enjoy this flick as much as I do?

Curious44, It's a very erotic movie. I really liked the part where Sir Stephen told her to caress herself and she refused... Remember then he made her turn around in the chair and he then took her from behind?There are so many great parts to the movie. I use to have probably the same edition you have...10 vedios in all...to bad I got rid of them.

Great film. I have the video which dates back into the 80's?? My favoorite part is the end when O walks through the the party guests with a proud look on her face.

I did not know it was available in DVD.

A

I've only seen the movie once and it was a long time ago. But I have read the book several times. There are some scenes that make me very aroused yet very nervous. Some things I'd like to have done but fear. Very erotic writing.

I remember reading in an anthology that it was written by a female book editor or secretary as a love letter to her male superior both in the office and the bedroom (make that dungeon) to show him what she was willing to do for his love and affection.

Here's some interesting info on the author, a French woman who wrote the story at age 47 and kept her real identity a secret for many years after the story was published.

http://tinyurl.com/3a2vtub

You can get the DVD here:

http://tinyurl.com/3ndn9yh

anitaanne,

The party scene you mention is the party Sir Stephen told her she did not have to attend if she didn't want to. She told him she wanted to go, saying, "I'm proud of what I am" and as you say entering with a proud look on her face---while wearing a head dress that resembles a bird of prey as a way of displaying her self confidence.

egirlky,

Your reaction is probably the same as many. Wouldn't it be awesome if we all had knowledgeable, trusted lovers who would help us experiment with all our kinks, find our limits and maybe push them a little. I suspect our limits are much higher than we would ever imagine.

lucam,

I was a little disappointed with that scene. It seems to me that, as a true Dom in the context of that story, he would have insisted that she "caress herself", rather than let her get away with refusing. After all, she had alredy agreed to the conditions of staying there and was still free to leave at any time.

It would be nice to find someone like that, Curious. But I have never even come close to finding someone I trust implicitly with my mind, body and soul. Only parts of them and at different times. To find someone I could lose control with would be heaven.

Yes, it would be divine! I could definitely do it with my wife and while her libido was always equal to mine, she lacks the imagination and sense of adventure required to pursue the limits of kink. I had a regular male lover several years ago who I always had great sex with who was the same way. I think my desire to try what some may consider bizarre eventually made him uneasy and scared him off.

My boyfriend is so vanilla he didn't even know what vanilla meant and I had to explain it to him. Plus, he doesn't initiate even vanilla sex so I have serious doubts of his desire or passion for anything more. He's not exactly a sub. Just complacent and kind of boring.

I've had lovers who had darker desires but they always caved in at my protests. I need to be led gently down the path to depravity. I just haven't found the right person to do so.

Curious44, The series of "O" that I had ..was a ten VHS tape set. I bought it on Amazon several years ago for $100.00. I also hava a single VHS tape at home but the other was more detailed and far better to watch.

Lucam

I tried searching or that 10 VHS set but couldn't find it. It must have been quite elaborate to fill 10 tapes. I did find VHS versions of the one I have. It's interesting to note that they are rated X, while my DVD is rated NC17. I wonder if it's been edited or merely had an updated rating because there was no NC17 classification in 1975 when the film was made.

Lucam,

Could your ten set be or include out takes from the video or are they new material?

A

Anitaanne, I have a single vhs tape at home and the length of this movie was about 90 minutes. The ten set I use to have (wish I still did) they were about 90 minutes each. I saw them first in a video rental store and so I rented a couple each night until I had seen all ten. I liked them very much and at the time my wife did also..this led to some very good sex so I looked around and found the set on Amazon ...so I bought them. There is a lot of the same stuff but more detail on the set. It's been a few years since I got rid of them so I don't remember everything ..but if you can locate a set ...I am sure you will be well satisfied 😜 😜

Lucam,

Did your 10 VHS set show any actual penetration like we see in regular porn? My DVD copy is rated NC17 but is what I would call soft porn. There is plenty of full frontal female shots (they didn't shave pubes in '75, damn shame) but very little, if any, full frontal male shots or anything more than simulated sex. It's still a very erotic film and a very erotic story.

Curious, No penetration in my collection either. there was hull frontal of the females but I don't remember any of the males. You are so very right about IT being erotic without being the typical porn movie with screaming orgasms and ejaculation shots on the face. There is a story line here that pulls you into her chosen life. I was going to check the rating on the single vhs tape that I still have at home last night ..but forgot.

I have not seen the video recently but I do remember an anal scene (soft no rear view) O was brought into the palor and she was determined to be too tight. The men decided that she needed a dildo inserted for some number of days.

A.

Anitaanne,My DVD doesn't have that scene. I'd love to get an uncut version of that flick. I think it's been done more than once and the different versions obviously have different scenes. Lucam references a 10 VHS/5 DVD set he once had. With his help I located a distributor that had it, BRI Video in CA. I tried to email them but it came back as undeliverable so they probably are out of business.

Courious,

The scene I referred to ocurs in the first ten minutes of the video. O and another woman are taken to a palor with several members are present. They both are taken . I believe O's boyfriend is also present. I will have to get the video out and play it one more time and confirm it. As I said previously I have not watched the video in several years.

A

This is one of my favorite films of all time. I have watched it several times on DVD. Saw it in the theatre back in the 70s I think. There is a story in the BDSM section here of O's graduation. It is a little bit like the movie. The story is long but well worth reading.

Anitaanne, I remember the scene your referring to...In my video O was brought it and deemed to tight in the rear so they brought out three metal phallus and they told her they were starting with the smallest one and then work up to the largest size. They show (for your imagination only no rear view ) them bending her over and then inserting it into her and locking it in place.

With Lucam's help I was able to locate and purchase the 5 DVD set. If anyone else is interested you can buy the set here.

http://tinyurl.com/3qh63q4

Curoous44

Is the 5 box set the original video? the video is 100 plus minutes. Why would it take 5 dvds to record it?

A

Egirlky, I was wondering ..if your in the buff while watching "O" would you be buffering ??

You might also be interested to know that Histoire d´O´ was also illustrated by one of the grand masters of erotic illustrating, the Italian artist Guido Crepax.

Some of you might know him from his illustrated stories of Valentina, a Louise Brooks look-a-like heroine-

Crepax illustrated quite a number of erotic classics besides Histoire d´O.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_Crepax

In the buff is the only proper way to watch that kind of movie, Lucam. Wanna come over and watch some with me?

Dianne

I remember being given this book by a girl friend in grad school. She had long hair and dated a guy I never thought matched her. Out of the blue she was cheating on him with another man on campus. Yet she was so quiet and sweet. It took me a long while to catch on that she was a submissive. And so was I, but didn't recognize myself as such for many years thereafter. I always wondered if she saw that in me and that was why she loaned me the book?

Egirlky...I sure would...I just need to grab the KY and then head for KY

I remember that 70's film....it was wonderful. That was my first experience seeing such an erotic movie That last scene when she was passed around to the members in robes, receiving anal sex and then final flogging.....wow...I knew what I wanted.....

I bought the book from Grove Press 50 years ago when 16 !! and it definitely helped form my switchable Dom/sub outlook on matters sexual and psychological

Ten years later, my ex-wife -- first of two, still married to #2 -- found "O" in my box of books and remarked on the notes I had made in the margin, and she began to become more dominant in our marriage (recognizing my submissive side). She took the book during the split which happened a few years later and I wonder if she still has it.

Have not ever watched the movie start to finish, will have to see about that soon

Greg

My wife is looking for a new book to read, and I think I will take a chance and buy this one for her before she makes it to the bookstore. It's less than $10 for a new copy of the 1981 release so I guess that there isn't much to lose 😃

For Me is one of the best Erotic Film.