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Pandora’s Box is an exclusive high class S & M parlour in Manhattan. Mistress Raven - previously a Long Island housewife, became New York’s most famous mistress and later retired to become the founder of Pandora’s Box. The documentary covers the functions of her parlour and various aspects of S & M; corporal punishment, whipping/slapping, wrestling fetish, rubber fetish, infantilism, slaves, humiliation, mistresses etc. The documentary provides insights into the personal aspirations of Raven’s crew of dominatrix (Mistress Natasha, Catherine, and Delilah) with vivid footage of the parlour in operation.
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ACMI Identifier
311568
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Women-owned business enterprises
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prostitution
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fetishism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Masochism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Prostitutes
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sadism
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Masochism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sadism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)