Dommes in Movies
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I was thinking a bit about imagery of dominant women.
It hit me that Raquel Welch (who was Hollywood’s acme of pulchritude after Monroe) as a costumed slave drive in The Magic Christian was the earliest image of a dominatrix I could recall from a mainstream movie. I’m sure there are a few exceptions but in popular movies a woman wearing a dominatrix outfit is almost always a stripper wearing a cop cap.
During my recent bout of watching so-called erotic thrillers I’ve run across a few scenes with ProDommes. But that is - with all respect to all persons engaged in sex work - just women earning money.
(Guys there are several more scenes from the movie with her you can Google for them or rent the movie. Stars Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr and was based on one of Terry Southern’s novels.)
Comments
Yeah dominant women in movies are either depicted as the ‘stripper in a cop hat’ - doesn’t do anything for me as stripping is well, a sub act.
As for the ‘mean leather bitch’ - that’s so cliche I want to fall asleep just thinking about it.
By the way who said dominant women should all be dressed in leather with a ‘zorro’ mask on their faces? Personally I find the humiliation a lot more fierce if conducted in just about any day-to-day outfit…
Common source of fantasy are the cruel teens in the train in streetwear, or that suit-clad sophisticate with her posh heels. But hey, that’s just me.
Posted by: shoelicker | November 7, 2005 5:04 PM
Images of masked Dommes have always seemed pretty rare to me.
I find it exciting myself: not being able to read her face.
While I like fetish clothing it isn’t a big issue for me. Manner and mood are most important.
Though Alexandra and I have a tacit understanding that what she’s wearing, especially footwear, reflects what she is or isn’t in the mood for.
Handy.
Posted by: Richard | November 7, 2005 5:12 PM
Two movies stand out. Revenge of the Pink Panther…Valerie Leon, the image is still in my head as when a youth I saw her in this film…is the ultimate Dominatrix, Tall, tight black leather and a wicked looking whip…although she is shown too little in this film…
Real Men….John Belushi picks up a woman in a bar who turns out to be a Dominatrix. She knocks him out, ties him to a rack, and whips him…although again, this scene is too short.
Posted by: James | November 17, 2005 6:16 PM
This costume of Rachel Welch is very erotic indeed…Sometimes it is good to see leather dommes, in perfect outfit, depends on the situation. Of course in the mainstream movies dommes used to be striptease girls wearing black, and nothing more. But that is just natural, so much can bear an average movie. More would offend people. It is the same as with historical movies. You don’t see much history. It would disturb you, by seeing that white is not always white, black is often greyt, etc…
Posted by: asche | December 30, 2005 5:45 AM
I’ve been trying to find out who the actress who played the dominatrix in Real Men was. The IMDB listing leaves me with no clues.
Posted by: Turtle | February 13, 2006 3:41 PM
I’ve never seen “Real Men” but Dyanne Thorne is listed in the credits. She was the star of the Ilsa movies, hence a likely candidate. (I’ve yet to watch an Ilsa film.)
Posted by: Richard | February 13, 2006 3:53 PM