Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1985) Rating: Starring: Mechthild Grossmann, Udo Kier, Sheila McLaughlin, Carola Regnier Director: Elfi Mikesch, Monika Treut Category: Gay, Foreign Studio: First Run Features Subtitles: English Length: 86 mins     "Probably the only intelligent inside view of consensual sado-masochism ever put on film." -NOW Weekly (Toronto) Wanda is a dominatrix who runs a "gallery" on the Hamburg waterfront, where audiences pay for the privilege of watching her humiliate her slaves. After Wanda leaves her German lesbian lover (a shoe fetishist) for a beautiful American "trainee" - and then rejects a male/slave relationship by falling in love with her - she must confront her own desires and fears. More than just the ritual and performance of S&M, this groundbreaking film explores the psychological aspects of power and submission, and the shifting roles in S&M relationships.