Private Collections Poster

Private Collections

52.00% | June 27, 1979 | Drama, Romance

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?

Featured Crew

Walerian Borowczyk
Director
Just Jaeckin
Director
Shūji Terayama
Director

Cast

Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche
(segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Marie-Catherine Conti
Marie-Catherine Conti
(segment "L'armoire")
Laura Gemser
Laura Gemser
(segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
(segment "Kusa-Meikyu")

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