A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

AMORESTREMO Starring: Rocco Siffredi, Stefania Bonafede,...Plot: One woman Xenia (Stefania Bonafede) who wants to have new experience on sex...My opinion: It's one porn Italian film with the best in all time European pornstar Rocco Siffredi. Rocco Siffredi is my favourite pornstar and I love him so much. In two scenes you can see the best thing of him. He's excellent. However, the film is so bad. There isn't interesting and many times is boring. Only ROCCO is the best here. Stefania Bonafede is nice in her role, but she's not say much. You see that film only if you are fan of Siffredi, because that film is boring. I put in "Amorestremo" 2 out of 10. And for the best Rocco Siffredi 10 out of 10.

The librarian of the university Xenia (Stefania Bonafede) schedules a S&M blind date with the masochist Ghost (Davide Devenuto) to satisfy her fantasies and sexual desires. They spend the night in his apartment having kinky sex and on the next morning Ghost is dead with slashed throat. Xenia cleans her evidences and leaves the place, but Ghost's friend Silver (Rocco Siffredi) investigates the murder of Ghost and finds her files in a CD. Later he discloses that sergeant Ghost was investigating the site SexServices. Silver contacts Xenia and they meet each other, when he finally discloses who the killer is."Amorestremo" is a boring and confused movie, with an awful screenplay without development of characters and terrible cinematography and acting. I was curious to see the porn star Rocco Siffredi in a non-adult movie and it was really disappointing. The DVD released in Brazil is dubbed in English or Portuguese, and the original language is not available. In the end, what else could I expect of this film besides satisfying my curiosity? My vote is one (awful).Title (Brazil): "Amores Proibidos" ("Forbidden Loves")

Not really as sassy or probing as it likes to think it is, this is nevertheless a not uninteresting SM drama. At times irritatingly incoherent and so lacking in available light as to make 7even look as if it were shot in sunshine there are some effective scenes and if Rocco is lacking, somewhat, in the acting department, he is certainly seen to rise to the occasion in others. Even the sound seems to become disjointed towards the end and it begins to seem as if the film is completely breaking up into an impressionist finale of some proportion but alas not and it eventually peters out. A brave effort and certainly worth another look, however.

One day Xenia, the main character of the film, opens new world of emotions, sexual desires and fantasies and starts understanding herself. She can see the beauty in things, which seems to be dirty and vulgar for most of the people. To my mind the film by Maria Martinelli is one of the most stylish and lyrical films about sado-masochism. I saw this film holding my breath. I hope, Russian film distributors will buy "Amorestremo" for our audience.