Immoral Tales

"Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries."

1974 2h 5m FR

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Synopsis

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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.

“Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.”

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Cast

Lise Danvers
Julie - Story 1
Fabrice Luchini
André - Story 1
Charlotte Alexandra
Thérèse - Story 2
Lisbeth Hummel
Lucy Broadhurst - Story 3
Paloma Picasso
Elisabeth Bathory - Story 4
Pascale Christophe
Istvan - Story 4
Florence Bellamy
Lucrezia Borgia - Story 5
Lorenzo Berinizi
Caesar Borgia - Story 5

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Writers: André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Walerian Borowczyk
Languages: French, Hungarian, Italian
Countries: France

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hungarian, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, shot by Michel Zolat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Le Roux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Walerian Borowczyk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lise Danvers and Fabrice Luchini and Charlotte Alexandra carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Walerian Borowczyk directs. Michel Zolat behind the camera. Maurice Le Roux scores. Walerian Borowczyk cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Hungarian, Italian.

Trivia

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hungarian, Italian.
3Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, shot by Michel Zolat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Maurice Le Roux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Walerian Borowczyk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lise Danvers and Fabrice Luchini and Charlotte Alexandra carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.".
8IMDB entry: tt0071359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "virgin", "beach", "mass murder", "pope".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.