Fresh
Borowczyk's cruel attempts at social commentary are mollified significantly by his probing fascination with the female body.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Immoral Tales
Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.
1974 · 2h 5m · NOT RATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Walerian Borowczyk
Overview
Four erotic tales from various historical eras. The first, 'The Tide', is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes. 'Therese Philosophe' is set in the nineteenth century, and concerns a girl being locked in her bedroom, where she contemplates the erotic potential of the objects contained within it. 'Erzsebet Bathory' is a portrait of the sixteenth-century countess who allegedly bathed in the blood of virgins, while 'Lucrezia Borgia' concerns an incestuous fifteenth-century orgy involving Lucrezia, her brother, and her father the Pope.
Director and cast
- Walerian Borowczyk Director
- Lise Danvers as Julie
- Fabrice Luchini as André
- Charlotte Alexandra as Thérèse
- Paloma Picasso as Elisabeth Bathory
- Lisbeth Hummel as Lucy Broadhurst - Story 3
- Pascale Christophe as Istvan
- Florence Bellamy Cast
- Jacopo Berinizi Cast
- Lorenzo Berinizi Cast
- Philippe Desboeuf Cast
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