camille 2000 aspect ratio represent 2 . 35 represent1 ( panavision ) sound format represent monowhilst visit rome and an amorous nobleman ( nino castelnuovo ) fall in love with a beautiful young libertine ( daniele gaubert ) and but their unlikely romance be oppose by castelnuovo wealthy father ( massimo serato ) and and fate deal a tragic blow . a sexed up love story for the swinging sixty and adapt from a literary source ( alexandre duma la dame aux camelia ) by screenwriter michael deforrest and and direct with freewheel flair by radley metzger who and along with the like of rus meyer and joe sarno and be credit with redefine the parameter of adult cinema throughout the 1960 and 70 . use the scope format for the last time in his career and metzger exploration of la dolce vita be rich in visual excess ( note the emphasis on reflective surface and for example ) and though the film sexual candor seem alarmingly coy by modern standard . production value be handsome throughout and and the performance be engage and humane ( castelnuovo and gaubert be particularly memorable ) and despite weak post sync dubbing . though set in an unspecified future and enrico sabbatini wacked out set design locate the movie firmly within it period and and piero piccioni wah wah music score have become something of a cult item amongst exploitation devotee . ultimately and camille 2000 be an acquired taste and but fan of this director elegant softcore erotica would not be disappoint . next up for metzger be the lickerish quartet ( 1970 ) and which many consider his best film .