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Euro Cult cinema probably wouldn’t be all that interesting had it not been populated by the genre queens I have listed below in what I hope is a rather comprehensive overview of the best actresses renowned for their work in this particular area of filmmaking. Each and every one of the actresses gathered here are deliriously beautiful – but beyond that, they all have a strong presence and natural charisma that makes it easy for them to light up the screen.

Of course, mainstream cinema is populated with fine-looking women, but Euro Cult babes have a certain je ne sais quoi. Maybe it is their ready willingness to shed all of their clothes and get down to it at a moment’s notice. Or maybe it’s because they always appear to be entwined in a web of sleaze and depravity. Whatever it is, give me Dagmar Lassander in her...

From the early days of cinema, France was always forthright in portraying sexuality with films such as the delightful La Ronde. During the 1960s and 1970s, most Western countries underwent a period of sexual liberalisation, which was reflected in both attitudes towards cinema and the content of cinema itself. From the innocent nudist camp films sprung the Nudie Cutie, and from then on it was a downhill trot to full frontal nudity and sexual frankness in films.

The French were masters of producing tastefully kinky films during this period. There were a plethora of amusing soft core films produced by the likes of Max Pécas, but they were restricted in what they could portray because of France’s draconian anti-porn laws. The ban on porn was rescinded in 1975, opening the floodgates for a tide of hardcore efforts. Sexploitation effectively died due to hardcore pornography – a shame as the genre yielded...