The first thing that springs to mind when Artemesia starts is how pretty it looks. Set in an Italianate village, it starts at a painting class full of toga'd male and female models. The title character Artemesia (dressed in a very flattering wanton wench outfit) asks to paint the naked models and is reprimanded - verbally rather than physically - by the tutor. Doesn't she realise that women can't paint the naked form? It's illegal. She pretends to go back to her room but secretly hides, making eyes at the rather attractive male models.

Cut to another nicely shot scene on a romantic beach. Artemesia watches and masturbates as a woman strips off her boyfriend and fellates him. Interestingly, the woman takes the man from flaccidity to - well, the natural conclusion but without a cum shot. We're not used to seeing soft cocks in porn and it was interesting to see the full arousal process.Then follows a good fucking scene - the woman actually rubs her clit whle the guy's fucking her, which makes it nicely realistic. And the guy is groaning as much as the woman, which makes a pleasant change. Artemesia decides to break the rules, asking one of the men to pose for her. He insists on 'payment'. Soon, she's sucking his cock on the beach, which makes for a far nicer setting than usual. Once it's hard (he does have a very nice cock) she starts to paint him, still finding time to touch herself - but she's still fully clothed...As the film progresses, there are more blowjobs - without the obligatory messy cum shots. There's a lesbian bathtub scene (the women are stunning and not remotely traditional 'porn star') and the orgasms, whilst rather noisy, are certainly closer the reality than the norm. There's a great orgy scene - albeit with much fruit eating and a woman wandering around playing the recorder for some reason - that features a woman and two cucumbers, which is... interesting. There's some more fucking and generally, an all round satisfactory video. There's even some semblance of believable plot.This is a great porn film. The acting is way better than normal. The men and women really are gorgeous. In addition, the film gets down to action pretty quickly, whilst still maintaining a believable plot, which is a bonus, because the tenuous plots in the usual porn film just serve as distraction. Condoms are clearly visible in ome parts of the film too - something that's very socially responsible and not at all offputting. Overall, we'd strongly recommend that you buy this film. Equally good for a night in with your partner or watching on your own.Artemesia is available priced £18.95 (VHS) or £24.95 (DVD) from Blissbox