Private Collections

Private Collections

Release Date: 1979-06-27

Overview: Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant. He decides to erase his signs of distress and remain on the island. What awaits? In the second, an adolescent searches for the words of a nursery rime he remembers bits of. His journey takes him into dreams, sexual awakening, and Oedipal fantasy. Third, a man of wealth in late-nineteenth century Paris hires a prostitute for the night. She's also cabaret performer and takes him to her room. He fears he's about to be robbed. What's her secret?

Rating: 5.914 / 10

Cast

Roland Blanche

Roland Blanche

as (segment "L'île aux sirènes")

Marie-Catherine Conti

Marie-Catherine Conti

as (segment "L'armoire")

Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa Dawn

as a siren

Laura Gemser

Laura Gemser

as (segment "L'île aux sirènes")

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")

Crew

  • Walerian Borowczyk - Director

  • Just Jaeckin - Director

  • Shūji Terayama - Director

  • Walerian Borowczyk - Writer

  • Guy de Maupassant - Writer

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