First things first:
Bless you master Arild, for one truly fine homepage! And free too!
I just thought Iīd add a slight correction about the spanking scene in the movie "Tai Pan" (1980:s)
There are two scenes ( in the uncut versions ) where a woman is beaten.
The scene mentioned at this homepage is when a vicious bad-guy tortures a prostitute, because he is so fundamentally evil. Whips & blood. Yuck!!!
The actual spanking scene is when the Tai Panīs Chinese wife has lost face in front of him by trying to dress up in a Western ball-room gown. ( She looks ridiculous )She feels so low, that she insists that he sends her away. He tries to sooth her by kindly saying that nothing is wrong, but that doesnīt work.
Then the Tai Pan tries a different approach. He furiously accuses her of squandering his money on an extremely expensive ball-room gown. She is ordered to assume the position on the couch, head down, bottom up, and then she gets a caning.
His wife takes her caning obediently and that way she gains face, and isnīt unhappy anymore.
The scene is very hot in the novel by James Clavell, but since the lady keeps her kimono on in the movie, itīs not a very hot scene.( )