Immoral Tales (1973)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 43min
- Drama, Romance
- 28 Aug 1974 (France)
- Movie
An erotic collection of short stories, an anthology comprised of tantalizing tales about sexual desire and its diverse manifestations.
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Cast verified as complete
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Lise Danvers | ... |
Julie (segment "La marée")
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| Fabrice Luchini | ... |
André (segment "La marée")
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Charlotte Alexandra | ... |
Thérèse (segment "Thérèse Philosophe")
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Paloma Picasso | ... |
Elisabeth Bathory (segment "Erzsébet Báthory")
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Pascale Christophe | ... |
Istvan (segment "Erzsébet Báthory")
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Florence Bellamy | ... |
Lucrezia Borgia (segment "Lucrezia Borgia")
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Jacopo Berinizi | ... |
Pope Alexander VI (segment "Lucrezia Borgia")
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Lorenzo Berinizi | ... |
Caesar Borgia (segment "Lucrezia Borgia")
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Nicole Karen |
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Tomas Hnevsa | ... |
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Robert Capia |
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Gerard Tcherka |
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Kjell Gustavsson |
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Philippe Desboeuf | ... |
Friar Hyeronimus Savonarola (segment "Lucrezia Borgia")
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Florence Dauman | ... |
Hungarian Girl (segment "Erzsébet Báthory") (uncredited)
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| Marie Forså | ... |
Silver Blonde in Close-Up (segment "Erzsébet Báthory") (uncredited)
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| Sirpa Lane | ... |
Romilda (segment "La bête") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Walerian Borowczyk | ||
Written by
| Walerian Borowczyk | ... | (written by) |
| André Pieyre de Mandiargues | ... | (segment "La marée") (story) |
Produced by
| Anatole Dauman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Leroux | ||
Cinematography by
| Bernard Daillencourt | ||
| Guy Durban | ||
| Noël Véry | ||
| Michel Zolat | ||
Editing by
| Walerian Borowczyk | ||
Production Design by
| Walerian Borowczyk | ||
Costume Design by
| Piet Bolscher | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dominique Duvergé | ... | assistant director |
Additional Crew
| Alain Cayrade | ... | production assistant |
| Bernard Grignon | ... | production assistant |
| Maxine Groffsky | ... | production assistant |
| Alain Herpe | ... | production assistant |
| Jean-Pierre Platel | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- IFC Midnight (2014) (United States) (theatrical) (Immoral Tales)
- Argos Films (1974) (France) (theatrical)
- Australian-American Pictures (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Belma Cinematografica (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1976) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Minerva Film AB (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- New Line Cinema (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- S-K Films (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (Midwest)
- The Movies (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Another World Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Camera Obscura Box-set)
- Atlas Video (West Germany) (video) (unknown) (Betamax)
- Bildstörung (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Filmax (1978) (Spain)
- Force Video
- Force Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- L'Espresso Cinema (Italy) (VHS)
- Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Star Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
- Video for Pleasure (VFP) (Netherlands) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Four erotic tales from in 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.
Written by Michael Brooke |
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| Taglines | Four Erotic Tales That Take Us Back Through The Centuries See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The original version screened in 1974 was made up of five, not four episodes. Borowczyk removed one episode, 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevaudan', and expanded it to feature length as The Beast (1975). In 2010, a print of the original short film of 'The True Story of the Beast of Gevaudan' was discovered in a French archive. The uncut version was shown at New Horizons Film Festival in Poland on 24th of July 2013, and subsequeny included on the 2014 Arrow Blu-ray release. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Beast (1975). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Messe de Notre-Dame See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The film opens with this quote: "L'amour, tout agréable qu'il est, plaìt encore plus par le maniéres dont il se montre que par lui-méme." La Rochefoucauld (Maximes) See more » |
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Julie:
Since last summer, I have met five boys. André: What do you mean you "met" them? Julie: We'd meet. André: Where? Julie: At parties. We kissed. André: And that's all? Julie: Yes. André: On the lips? Julie: No, Mum was always nearby. André: Untouched. Thanks to my aunt. But today, she is far away... See more » |