British Rich Bitches

I'll be watching its sequel soon, but the obscure "British Rich Bitches" is rather difficult to place historically as it emanates not from the usual gang of idiots: the Viv Thomas, Cathy Barry, Steve Perry, Omar Williams and big-label pornographers who paved the way for our current UK porn renaissance.

Co-director Conrad Son from Spain directed the bloated, horrible Private trilogy "Private Château", after having made this more modest all-British effort. IMDb lists it as a 2006 video, based on its date of dumping in the U.S. market by nonentity distributor Spice Studios but it was made by an outfit Maxim Productions in England two years before.

The six vignettes feature some familiar faces and have decent production values with enough glamour to suggest the title. A favorite of mine, Bud Lee is credited as "executive in charge of production" -seemingly a meaningless title if this is what it appears to be - a British feature merely sold to U.S. for release.

There are some decent moments, as bourgeois ladies take part in both hetero and lesbian trysts. Elizabeth Lawrence, who excelled in BDSM assignments for the likes of Tanya Hyde during this period, is the most alluring talent on view.