Eleven Days, Eleven Nights Explained

Native Name:	Language: Italian
Director:	Joe D'Amato
Producer:	Joe D'Amato
Screenplay:	Rossella Drudi Claudio Fragasso
Story:	Rossella Drudi Claudio Fragasso
Starring:	Jessica Moore Joshua McDonald Mary Sellers Laura Gemser
Music:	Piero Montanari
Cinematography:	Joe D'Amato
Editing:	Rosanna Landi
Studio:	Filmirage
Distributor:	Variety Distribution
Country:	Italy

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (also spelled 11 Days, 11 Nights; Italian title: Undici giorni, undici notti) is a 1987 Italian softcore erotic drama film produced, directed and lensed by Joe D'Amato and starring Jessica Moore, Joshua McDonald, and Mary Sellers set and shot in New Orleans.

The film was one of D'Amato's biggest financial successes, selling well in countries around the world.

Plot

On a boat ride in New Orleans, Michael, a yuppie working in construction, meets writer and libertine Sarah Asproon. For her publisher, Sarah needs to finish an autobiographical book about her 100 erotic conquests and chooses her chance acquaintance Michael as her last and crowning conquest. However, he is about to marry Helen.

Michael and Sarah strike an erotic pact for 11 days and 11 nights and live through a number sexual adventures with each other. After a while, Helen becomes suspicious and starts following them.

At the end of the time, Sarah has fallen in love with Michael. When she reveals to Michael her initial scheme of using him for her book, however, he takes her forcefully from behind and leaves her for his future wife.

Cast

• Jessica Moore as Sarah Asproon
• Joshua Mc Donald as Michael
• Mary Sellers as Michael's betrothed
• Tom Mojack as Dan
• David Brandon as Peter
• John Morghen as Brett
• Laura Gemser as Sarah's publisher
• Antonio Bonifacio

Production

The film was shot for the most part on location in New Orleans. Some of the interiors were shot in Rome.^[1]

Release

In Italy, the film was released on DVD under the title Eleven Days Eleven Nights in CG Entertainment's "cinekult" series; it contains the Italian dubbing in a declaredly uncut version, including Italian subtitles for the deaf or hard-of-hearing.^[2]

Reception

Clive Davies called the film a "[p]retty terrible and unerotic 9 1/2 weeks cash-in"; however, he enjoyed it more than its big-budgeted model.^[3]

Bibliography

• Book: Lupi, Gordiano . Erotismo, orrore e pornografia secondo Joe D'Amato . Mondo Ignoto . 2004 . 88-89084-49-9.
• Book: Paul, Louis . Italian Horror Film Directors . McFarland . 2005 . 978-0-7864-8749-3.

Video source:

• Joe D'Amato (director) . Eleven Days Eleven Nights . DVD . CG Home Video S.R.L. . Italy . July 13, 2010 .

External links

• • Eleven Days, Eleven Nights at Variety Distribution

Notes and References

1. Italian DVD (see bibliography), Ultimo Tango a New Orleans.
2. Web site: Eleven days eleven nights un film di Joe D'Amato, con Jessica Moore . 13 October 2018.
3. Book: Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write about - Clive Davies - Google Books . 9781909394063. 13 October 2018. Davies. Clive. 6 March 2015.