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?
Credits
Private Collections Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Laura Gemser
She was 28, now 73 years old
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as (segment "L'île aux sirènes") |
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Marpessa Dawn
She was 45, 74 years old when she died
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as a siren |
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Hiroshi Mikami
He was 16, now 61 years old
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as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") |
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Juzo Itami
He was 46, 64 years old when he died
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as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") |
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Hiromi Kawai
She was 1, now 43 years old
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as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") |
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Keiko Niitaka
She was 45, now 90 years old
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as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") |
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Takeshi Wakamatsu
He was 28, now 73 years old
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as (segment "Kusa-Meikyu") |
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Roland Blanche
He was 35, 55 years old when he died
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as (segment "L'île aux sirènes") |
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Yves-Marie Maurin
He was 35, 65 years old when he died
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as the customer (segment "L'armoire") |
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Marie-Catherine Conti
She was 26, now 71 years old
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as (segment "L'armoire") |
Private Collections Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Tatsuo Suzuki as Director of Photography. He was 44 (76) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Guy de Maupassant as Writer. He was 128 (42) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Pierre Braunberger as Executive Producer. He was 73 (85) years old when He died
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Production |
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Shuuji Terayama as Director. He was 43 (47) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Shuuji Terayama as Writer. He was 43 (47) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kyoka Izumi as Writer. He was 105 (65) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Rio Kishida as Writer. She was 33 (57) years old when She died
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Writing |
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Just Jaeckin as Director. He was 38 (now 83) years old
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Directing |
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Jean-Michel Ribes as Writer. He was 32 (now 77) years old
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Writing |
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Walerian Borowczyk as Director. He was 55 (82) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Walerian Borowczyk as Writer. He was 55 (82) years old when He died
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Writing |
