Immoral Tales
“Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Lise Danvers
Julie - Story 1
Also in
Bloody Murder
Fabrice Luchini
André - Story 1
Known for
In the House
The Mystery of Henri Pick
Charlotte Alexandra
Thérèse - Story 2
Known for
A Real Young Girl
Emmanuelle 3
Lisbeth Hummel
Lucy Broadhurst - Story 3
Known for
The Beast
Paloma Picasso
Elisabeth Bathory - Story 4
Pascale Christophe
Istvan - Story 4
Known for
Aces High
Florence Bellamy
Lucrezia Borgia - Story 5
Also in
Paradise for All
Holy Year
Lorenzo Berinizi
Caesar Borgia - Story 5
Jacopo Berinizi
Pope Alexander VI - Story 5
Philippe Desboeuf
Hyeronimus Savonarola - Story 5
Also in
Immoral Women
Germinal
Tomas Hnevsa
Known for
Target
Mathieu Rivolier
Known for
The Beast
Walerian Borowczyk Director · André Pieyre de Mandiargues Story Maurice Le Roux Composer
United States release March 10, 1976 · Produced in France · Languages French, Hungarian, Italian
Production
Argos films
Production
Syn-Frank Enterprises
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Contes immoraux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Hungarian · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 1, 1973
Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
France · August 28, 1974
Theatrical
United States · March 10, 1976
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · September 15, 2015
Physical · Blu-ray
United States
December 12, 2014 · Limited theatrical · restored version
Brazil
September 20, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
September 24, 1976 · Theatrical
Germany
June 28, 1974 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
September 27, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 16, 1975 · Theatrical
Russia
February 28, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Moscow (Retrospective of Producer Anatole Dauman)
Spain
February 20, 1978 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 6, 1974 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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