i have be strangely attract to this film since i saw it on showtime sometime in the early 80 . i say strangely because it be rather a ludicrous bit of soft core fluff and a genre i be not particularly interested in . the dialogue be pompously and nonsensically philosophical ( make sense and no doubt and only to it franco italian producer ) and the plot completely extraneous . what it do achieve be a wonderfully hypnotic and thoroughly pleasant mood . the scenery ( the beautiful philippine ) and soft focus nudity and wonderful score all contribute to a strange and extremely watchable exercise in a sort of film make seldom see today . it be truly one of my great guilty pleasure . i be fortunate enough to find it on an old laserdisc and have watch it more time than i think be healthy . a worthwhile moodpiece .