French cinema goes feral: 98 minutes of chaos you can't unsee.
Sixteen months of the life of an actress or rather a woman-child ready for anything and which passes without transition from the tender and amorous sweetness to the obscene explosion of her lubricity that nothing stops.
Direction
John B. Root's unflinching, almost anthropological gaze.
Acting
Dany Verissimo-Petit's fearless, borderline feral commitment.
Director
John B. Root
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John B. Root was a legendary figure in French adult cinema who deliberately blurred lines between pornography and 'legitimate' film. Ally was his attempt at critical crossover.
The film premiered at Cannes' Marché du Film, causing walkouts and debate about whether extreme sexual content could be 'feminist' if directed by and starring women. Dany Verissimo-Petit later became a mainstream actress.
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