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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?
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Cast
32 people
Roland Blanche
(segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Marie-Catherine Conti
(segment "L'armoire")
Known for
The Bet
Walerian Borowczyk
Pierre Braunberger
Also in
Charleston Parade
Backbiters
Robert Fraisse
Marpessa Dawn
a siren
Known for
Black Orpheus
Sweet Movie
Kyoka Izumi
Jean-Paul De Vidas
Tatsuo Suzuki
Just Jaeckin
Un marin (segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Laura Gemser
(segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Known for
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados
Rio Kishida
Just Jaeckin Director · Walerian Borowczyk Director Shūji Terayama Director
Director
Just Jaeckin
Director Writer
Walerian Borowczyk
Director Screenplay
Shūji Terayama
Screenplay
Rio Kishida
Writer
Guy de Maupassant
Writer
Jean-Michel Ribes
Author
Izumi Kyōka
Cinematographer
Robert Fraisse
Cinematographer
Tatsuo Suzuki
Cinematographer
Noël Véry
Editor
Tomoyo Oshima
Editor
Khadicha Bariha
Editor
Michèle Boëhm
First release June 27, 1979 · Produced in France, Japan · Languages English, French, Japanese
Production
Les Films du Jeudi
Production
FFF-French Movies
Production
Toei Central Film
Production
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Collections privées
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
France · June 27, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
November 14, 1980
Japan
June 27, 1979 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 12, 1981
Spain
February 23, 1987 · Barcelona
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