Private Collections
Released: June 27, 1979Runtime: 103 minLanguage: FR
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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Roland Blanche
as Benoît (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Laura Gemser
as Malinka (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Catherine Gandois
as Une sirène (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Marpessa Djian
as Une sirène (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Hedwige De Mouroux
as Une sirène (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Just Jaeckin
as Personne sur la photo dans le générique (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Jean Michel Ribes
as Personne sur la photo dans le générique (segment: L'île aux sirènes)
Hiroshi Mikami
as Akira adolescent (segment: Kusa-Meikyu)
Takeshi Wakamatsu
as Akira adulte (segment: Kusa-Meikyu)
Keiko Niitaka
as La mère (segment: Kusa-Meikyu)
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