Private Collections

1979

103 min

5.2

Ends at

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?

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama, Romance

Director

Shūji Terayama

Country

France

Cast & Crew

Roland Blanche

Marie-Catherine Conti

Marpessa Dawn

Laura Gemser

Jūzō Itami

Hiromi Kawai

Yves-Marie Maurin

Hiroshi Mikami

Keiko Niitaka

Takeshi Wakamatsu

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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?

  • Roland Blanche

  • Marie-Catherine Conti

  • Marpessa Dawn

  • Laura Gemser

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