The Alcove

For sleaze fans, The Alcove is of primary importance as the initial erotic foray for Joe D’Amato’s Filmirage, a company which went on to become an eccentric player in the Eurotrash video market … The Alcove feels distinctly different from the usual ’80s Filmirage fare and more closely resembles Tinto Brass’ The Key (released a year earlier, not so coincidentally) with its period setting, powdery cinematography, and austere but graphic eroticism, along with a very Brassian prosthetic popping up during the stag film shoot.