A grande dame with stiff surprises? Oh honey, this ain't your grandmother's costume drama.
Although the beguiling Paulette appears as a well-to-do grande dame, her sumptuous establishment holds stiff surprises....
Costume
Paulette's wardrobe screams nouveau riche fever dream
Production
That mansion location budget went somewhere, bless
Director
Patti Rhodes-Lincoln
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Patti Rhodes-Lincoln was one of few women directing in 1980s adult cinema, bringing a distinct female gaze to the genre's excesses.
Paul Thomas, playing the fake aristocrat, became one of the most decorated male performers of the era — his 'Baron' role here is basically career satire.
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