SYNOPSIS OF THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:
Catherine Burgess, a rich upstate New York socialite, lives in her own fantasy world. Ignoring her husband and preteen daughter, she talks frequently to herself and each night goes to the attic of her stately mansion to sit in front of a huge Gothic mirror that hung in her childhood room and masturbates. One night while engaging in this ritual, Catherine’s reflection tries to convince her to go through the looking glass. She does not go, but is soon plagued by ever-increasing visions of devilry as she slowly slips into a surreal fantasy world of sin—And her visions begin to twist her perception of reality.
Slowly she realizes that this relationship (with her reflection) has brought her into a malevolent realm — filled with depravity, incest, rape, and sexual abuse. Close to losing control of her own lusts, she is given an ultimatum by her ghostly reflection. She tries to deny this invitation to go through the looking glass by escaping to Europe. But her reflection tells Catherine that she knows that Catherine will return — as our protagonist always has in the past. Catherine is told that she must be in front of the mirror, at one in the morning. Will Catherine find the inner strength to resist these dark forces? Or will Catherine be lost forever in this supernatural merry-go-round of sexual depravity?
FILMOGRAPHY OF THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS:
This psychedelic seventies porn movie is stylish and oddly compelling. Director, Jonas Middleton, presents a beautiful package. “Through the Looking Glass” is definitely the most ambitious porno movie of the seventies, as it introduces a high social class family of three, living in a secluded mansion with house staff. It seems like Catherine has it all made, including youthful beauty and wealth, but sexually speaking she’s extremely frustrated and unsatisfied. During her lonely nights in the house, Catherine goes to the attic to masturbate in front of the ancient mirror.
Whether imaginary or supernaturally, the mirror ‘sucks’ Catherine into a dreamy dimension where she encounters the weirdest and most perverted sexual situations. Catherine descends into a world of lesbian sex, outrageous orgies, and incest. As the title implies, this film is indeed an adult variation on “Alice Through The Looking Glass”. Middleton hints at all the controversial themes, but there are never any genuinely shocking images on the screen (maybe the woman bathing in piss and shit). The film does, however, feature some daring camera work and several ingenious shots, like extreme close-ups of female genitalia and even a journey into the lower body of the main starlet.