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The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (original title Gwendoline) is a 1984 French action comedy directed by Just Jaeckin, written by Jaeckin and John Willie and starring Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff.[2] The film is loosely based on the bondage-themed comics of Willie and on the character of Sweet Gwendoline. François Schuiten worked as a graphic designer for the film.

Gwendoline
English-language theatrical release poster
Directed by	Just Jaeckin
Screenplay by	Just Jaeckin
Based on	The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline by John Willie
Produced by	Jean-Claude Fleury
Starring	Tawny Kitaen Brent Huff Zabou
Cinematography	André Domage
Music by	Pierre Bachelet
Distributed by	Parafrance Films
Release date	8 February 1984
Running time	106 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French Cantonese
Box office	$1,337,274[1]

Plot

Captured by a trio of thieves at a Chinese port, Gwendoline (Kitaen), a courageous but naïve girl, is sold to a local casino-brothel owner, but, rescued by Willard (Huff), a mercenary adventurer, she is reunited with her maid, Beth (Zabou), after the latter's abduction by the same thieves who had earlier kidnapped Gwendoline. Hired to transport an illegal cargo, Willard reluctantly agrees to take both women with him after Beth, withholding information vital to his livelihood, promises to divulge it only if he becomes their guide. Gwendoline, who has come to China to capture the butterfly that eluded her father, who had staked his professional reputation as a scientist on obtaining the insect, offers Willard $2,000 to take her and Beth with him to the land of the Yik-Yak, in which the butterfly may be found.

After escaping from the cannibal tribe of Kiops, the trio find the butterfly, but as she is about to capture it, Beth is captured and Gwendoline and Willard must enter an all-women tribe's underground lair to rescue the maid. The tribe is the vestige of the city of Pikaho, a primary diamond mining centre, which was swallowed by a volcanic eruption in the 12th century. Afterwards, the entire male population perished due to a disease spread by the eruption, and Pikaho turned into an all-women society considered nothing more than a legend. To ensure the survival of Pikaho, its Queen (Bernadette Lafont) allows a victor among them to mate with any man who visits or is captured by the tribe. Aided by Beth and the Queen's henchman, D'Arcy (Jean Rougerie), Gwendoline, disguised as a Pikaho warrior, wins this right.

While Gwendoline and Willard make love before the Queen, D'Arcy activates the volcano and he, the Queen, and the citizens of Pikaho are killed as Gwendoline, Beth and Willard escape. In the process, Willard is able to capture the elusive butterfly.

Cast

• Tawny Kitaen as Gwendoline
• Zabou Breitman as Beth
• Brent Huff as Willard
• Bernadette Lafont as the Queen
• Jean Rougerie as D'Arcy

U.S. release

Severin Films has^[when?] re-released the 88-minute U.S. release of The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak and has^[when?] also released a 106-minute Gwendoline: Unrated Director's Cut based on the French release.

References

External links

• The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak at IMDb
• The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak at Rotten Tomatoes
• Gwendoline at AllMovie
• Movie stills
• The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline edited by J.B. Rund.(second edition, revised and enlarged) New York: Bélier Press, 1999.ISBN 0-914646-48-6

На других языках

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- [en] The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak

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[ru] Гвендолин (фильм)

«Гвендолин» (англ. Gwendoline) — кинофильм. Есть другие названия фильма: «Опасные приключения Гвендолин в стране Ик-Як», «Золотая бабочка». Фильм снят по комиксам Джона Вилли «Приключения милой Гвендолин» (англ. «The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline»).

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