Exposed (1971)

A low budget movie about a young woman named Lena with an adventurous spirit. It begins with her wanting to break away from an older lover who seduced her into seedy activities. Unfortunately for Lena the guy isn't done manipulating her for his own sadistic pleasure.
While on the run she begins to see things more clearly. The journey provides the time needed to formulate a plan, but if it wasn't for Lena’s imagination occasionally straying into sinister and tragic territory there would be little to keep the attention other than Swedish star Christina Lindberg doing what she did best in the 70s.

1½ friendly people out of 5

Sex and Fury (1973)

A more apt title would be ‘Sex, Fury and Politics,’ because they're what the film is unevenly split between. The ‘Fury’ is by far the best of the three aspects but it’s the part that receives the least screen time, which is a great shame, because when the swordplay erupts the frame comes alive and the blood spurts are more than satisfying. When that same principle is taken to the card table, sparks replace the blood. If the conflict of interests that underpins the Meiji era politics had equalled the violence for drama the film would be even more deserving of the praise it currently receives.

3½ bloodstained flower cards out of 5