With a title like "The School for Lovers," I was expecting the forever-surprising Mr. Kazan to be doing a salute to Sheridan or even Moliere, but true to his form, Kazan applies his stunning sense of sexual vision to "Così fan tutte," once again taking the kernel of an opera and adapting it to pornography without so much as a coy wink or air of spoof. Lucas Kazan obviously adores opera as much as he does the splendid beauty of his international models and when he molds them, rapture is the result. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: what Lucas Kazan does forges some of the closest connections between our beloved porn and what most consider "art."
After a stunningly scored and edited opening montage (that ends with a cast bow), the story starts. Cynic Jean Franko inquires why Matthias Vannelli and Jason believe so strongly in fidelity, especially in that of their own lovers. They agree to a bet where he will prove his theory about the implausibility of fidelity and makes them promise to obey his orders if he's successful.
First, Jean makes Matthias and Jason leave his country manse. Forty-five minutes later, he jumps from the pool, wearing nothing but a skin-tight bikini and the glorious hair on his giant frame, ready to seduce the first lover, Martin Dejdar, an adorable brunet with a cocky attitude and lithe youthful frame. He's easily trapped by Jean, who blows a load of smoke into his face and then chases it with his tongue. At the same time, he's called in Roberto Giorgio to take care of the other lover, Karel Rok, a gasp-inducing beautiful man with bright eyes. Jean has the easier task. He has Martin nude with his tongue up his ass and a cellphone to catch it without any hesitation. Martin's bouncy butt, hairy at the crack, is a dream, the kind that begs to be licked, prodded and poked. Jean then smacks Martin's face with his impossibly thick uncut cock, which Martin corkscrews his head around to give a proper sucking. Jean has created an air of slight roughness here, with the heartless Martin lustfully obeys. On all-fours with his tongue outstretched and eyes begging, thoughts of his boyfriend are long gone. He even cums after just a bit of this! Of course, so does Jean with a big shot to Martin's shoulder. Inside, they continue their escapade, with Jean forcing his entire cock into Martin's tight ass. Jean is a very strong top, but it's not just his strength that makes this opening fuck so sexy, but the positions he uses, showing off both of their bodies to the fullest. Martin takes a sideways fuck with total flair and coos along to Jean's fuck until Jean is ready to cum.
As Jean was busy proving himself correct, Karel was steadfastly refusing Roberto's advances. Matthias is made aware of Karel's fidelity to his pal Jason, but then Jason is forced to show Matthias the proof that Martin has not been faithful. "All those promises and tears and sighs and vows this soon forgotten?" Matthias bemoans, and it might as well be set to soaring music.
Jean rewards himself with some porn on his computer, watching luscious Fabinho beat off his gigantic cock. Just outside his windows, Roberto is still working on sweet Karel, this time aided by runway-ready tight Samuel Dolce. Robert and Samuel disappear into the house and start making out. Samuel and Robert both posses humongous uncut cocks, but Roberto attends to Samuel's first. His tongue piercing darts around the total thickness, giving a peppy friendly sucking. Once Samuel cums, he then sits on his stomach, incredible ass to the air, chomping down on sprawling Roberto's cock. He's even feistier and more dedicated than Roberto and is rewarded with a huge blast all over his body in record time. Roberto bottoms in a headstand fuck, with Samuel pushy enough to conquer the tight hairy hole. His insistent rhythm makes sure he stuffs in lots of dick, and the warm glowing colors of the room match their bodies as he churns away. He has an easier time fucking Roberto sideways with more of an edge. Roberto has yet another blasting pop and then Samuel finishes for a second time with a long-lasting slather all over Roberto's ass.
The erotic scene Jean is watching on his computer is still going when Samuel and Roberto finish. Fabinho is a perfect specimen, with a defined muscular body, some noticeable exciting ink, mussed dark hair and a dark cock that is enough for two hands to manage. He spends most of his solo looking seductively at the camera, and he knows just how to make that work.
The next day, Martin and Karel work out by the pool. I could watch Karel do crunches all day long. My word! Karel tells Martin he still wants to stick to all the promises he made to Jason, but Martin tells him not to worry and go for Roberto. So, in the woods, he does. If the ensuing scene weren't so damn beautiful, I think I would be upset that the achingly lovely Karel gave up on his morals so easily. However, this is porn and we have to put those aside and remember that happy endings have a different meaning here. Roberto and Karel go inside where they can visually worship each other as they beat off their twin uncut pieces of meat. Roberto definitely notes Karel's ass, the most mouthwatering in the film, but they go for some oral treatment first. Karel has a grand time sucking Roberto on a day-glo bed, his long tongue, deep mouth and helpful hand all working together to please Roberto's very hard dick. His hot mouth gets Roberto to cum and then they kiss lovingly before Roberto gulps at Karel's dick. Though Karel retains a boyish air about him, his dick is solid 100% man, a treasure of thick uncut flesh. Karel explodes and the barking dog outside must have felt the tremors. Roberto is on bottoming duty again, but Karel's ass is so evident, clenching in perfect roundness as he slides sensually into Roberto's butt. In the last scene, Roberto and Samuel shared one of those heat-of-the-moment fucks, but Karel, my personal hero of this movie, is full of varying styles as he plows around. He's tender at times, but then he grins and shoots off with more speed. Or, he bends over Roberto's back to kiss him and kicks into higher gear. His topping really isn't about depth, but instead the sexiest possible hip-grind that a chiseled body like Karel's can manage. Karel lets loose a fountain of cum all over Roberto.
Jean has won his bet. And he intends to collect. The tall elegant Matthias Vannelli helps blond tattooed Jason off with his shirt, then the reverse and then they are ordered to kiss. Both seem hesitant to be touching and making out, but they don't have a choice with domineering Jean barking out commands. The first sexual act Matthias must perform is a tender rimjob on Jason. Jean, holding a video camera, has Matthias turn Jason around so he can suck him. The blowjob is tentative, but remember, these guys don't exactly want to be in this situation. Of course, Matthias is a pro and manages to stay in character and deliver the goods at the same time. Jean is by now nude and he and Matthias are so hard it looks like someone is going to pop. Jean simply announces he's joining the action and bottoms for Matthias. As always, Matthias make it look like he invented every position, but Jean is a hearty bottom for his fierce topping and manages to suck Jason as he's getting plowed. Jean's ass is tailor-made for the statuesque Matthias' towering abilities, and his mouth basically deep-throats Jason at the same time. Matthias pulls out in time to land a shot on Jean's ass and then Jean jacks one out of Jason before finishing off himself.
Oh, but it doesn't end there. Kazan has a major surprise left (and Martin and Karel outside the window), and it's Matthias bottoming! Here's a rarity if ever there was one, but Jason is a confident top and Matthias', it's a smooth fuck, but with a hint of power and a lot of depth. Matthias looks completely comfortable both bent over and on his back as Jason slides his big piece in and out of his impeccable body. Jason looks so serious as he fucks, but he need not worry. He's doing fantastic work on one of Europe's sexiest performers -- an amazing fuck scene indeed. Jason's scarily potent load after he's finished is some sort of proof of that! Matthias then has a grand blast.
Deception and cheating have never looked so sexy as they do in Lucas Kazan's "The School for Lovers." I suppose that happens when a peerless director takes a proven story and molds it just so for a new genre, carefully casting only those who will fit the parts so perfectly. Bravo!
DVD features: chapters; behind-the-scenes footage (including some awfully intense rehearsal time and of course some relaxing during the meticulous filming); trailers ("Decameron" and "Love and Lust"); and no regional coding (playable worldwide).
A DVD Review by Brent Blue
