On the evening of his birthday, the young painter Sadri walked out on his mistress Lisa, and the party planned in his honour. While ambling along the beaches of Carthage in the dead of night, he sees a young woman, as beautiful as she was enigmatic, completely nude, rise up out of the waves. She told him her name was Yusra. From that time on Sadri was to live a story of wild love and spellbinding erotism with the mysterious stranger, abandoning the heartbroken Lisa. While attempting to paint her portrait, Sadri noticed there was a strange resemblance between Yusra and Lisa. An old wise man whom he met in the ruins of Carthage, told him that Yusra was one of the names of Dido, queen of ancient Carthage, who sometimes comes back to earth in the body of a young woman. Sadri tries to solve the mystery of the origins of the beautiful stranger.
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Ewa Swann
Also in
The Mad Heart
Winter Wind
Richard Leduc
Known for
Eden and After
Hans Dittmer
Habib Boulares
Rachid Ferchiou
Moheddine Mrad
Also in
Death Rite
L'Homme de Suez
Hassen Daldoul
Ahmed Zaaf
M'Rad Bey
Tawfik Ben Abdallah
Christina Lindberg
Known for
Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Anita, Swedish Nymphet
Uta Bone
Also in
Psychology of the Orgasm
Rachid Ferchiou Director · Habib Boulares Writer Hans Dittmer Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1971 · Produced in France, Sweden, Tunisia · Production Swedish Film Production, Salammbô Productions
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SATPEC
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Swedish Film Production
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Salammbô Productions
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France · Sweden · Tunisia
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French
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French
Release dates
Tunisia · January 1, 1971
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