Alien seduction, psychic warfare, and hypnotic powers in Franco’s fevered erotic sci-fi.
SHINING SEX
Cynthia, an exotic dancer in a upscale resort in Southern France, is seduced by a strange couple, Alpha, a being from another dimension and her human slave, Andros. Alpha places highly toxic matter (which also has hypnotic powers) into Cynthia's sex during love-making. From then on she will be a helpless pawn in a plot to destroy a psychic and a biologist who have become aware of the alien invasion and pose a threat to the plan.
Quick Answer
Shining Sex is a 1976 Switzerland, Italy, France, and Belgium science fiction thriller directed by Jesús Franco about Cynthia, an exotic dancer, who becomes an unwitting pawn in an alien plot after a bizarre seduction involving toxic, hypnotic matter.
Programmer's Pick
Jesús Franco takes interdimensional invasion into heady, erotic territory, where mind control is as literal as it is suggestive. Lina Romay’s Cynthia straddles the line between victim and weapon, thanks to a seduction as bizarre as it is lethal. If you’re seeking a feverish blend of sci-fi paranoia and Euro-sleaze, this one’s got its claws (and more) in you.
— Flashington Programmer
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jesús Franco
- Writers
- Pierre-Claude Garnier, Daniel Lesoeur, Jesús Franco
- Release
- 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Country
- Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium
- Language
- French
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Thriller
- Also Known As
- La fille au sexe brillant, Shining Sex, Piaceri erotici di una signora bene, Opalo de fuego, Love Is Her Work
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Watch as Cynthia is seduced by a being from another dimension, launching a plot that fuses body horror with intergalactic intrigue.
Alpha’s toxic, hypnotic matter turns intimacy into a dangerous weapon, transforming Cynthia into an unwilling agent of destruction.
Directed by Jesús Franco, the film delivers his signature blend of eroticism and mind-bending science fiction.
The fate of two humans—a psychic and a biologist—hangs in the balance as they become targets of a cosmic conspiracy.
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Shining Sex? +
Shining Sex was directed by Jesús Franco.
When was Shining Sex released? +
Shining Sex was released in 1976.
How long is Shining Sex? +
Shining Sex has a runtime of 105 minutes.
What genre is Shining Sex? +
Shining Sex is a science fiction thriller.
Where can I watch Shining Sex? +
Shining Sex is available to stream on Flashington.
