Private Collections (1979)
1h 43m
Running Time
June 27, 1979Release Date
Private Collections (1979)
1h 43m
Running Time
June 27, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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?
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Marie-Catherine Conti
(segment 'L'armoire')
Roland Blanche
Benoît (segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Marpessa Dawn
a siren
Laura Gemser
Malinka (segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Catherine Gandois
Une sirène (segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Marpessa Djian
Une sirène (segment "L'île aux sirènes")
Jūzō Itami
(segment 'Kusa-Meikyu')
Hiromi Kawai
(segment 'Kusa-Meikyu')
Walerian Borowczyk
Director
Yves-Marie Maurin
the customer (segment 'L'armoire')
Just Jaeckin
Director
Hiroshi Mikami
(segment 'Kusa-Meikyu')
Shūji Terayama
Director
Izumi Kyōka
Writer
Keiko Niitaka
(segment 'Kusa-Meikyu')
Takeshi Wakamatsu
(segment 'Kusa-Meikyu')
Details.
Release DateJune 27, 1979
Original NameCollections privées
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
Wiki.
Private Collections is a 1979 film, consisting of three episodes, L'île aux sirènes directed by Just Jaeckin, Kusa-Meikyu directed by Shūji Terayama and L'Armoire directed by Walerian Borowczyk. The episodes of Terayama and Borowczyk have a literary origin, respectively a novel by Kyōka Izumi and a story by Guy de Maupassant.