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putting it mildly

Tim Ashley in the Guardian Unlimited writes:

When Hansel and Gretel are out of the house, their parents (Thomas Allen and Elizabeth Connell) prepare to have sex on one of the children’s beds, and we recognise the potential for deeply inappropriate behaviour lurking behind this family’s facade.

And speaking of deeply inappropriate behaviour, is Anja Silja starring in “The Katia Ricciarelli Story?”