Immoral Women (1979) [N/A]
Featuring:
Marina Pierro, Gaëlle Legrand, Pascale Christophe
Written by:
Walerian Borowczyk
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
Directed by:
Walerian Borowczyk
Release Date:
March 7, 1979
Original Title:
Les héroïnes du mal
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Argos films
Les Films du Jeudi
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: 16
Runtime: 109
The first episode – featuring frequent Borowczyk muse Marina Pierro – is the longest and, in a way, most substantial: it’s set in Renaissance Rome, with the lusty (and perpetually nude) leading lady sexually involved with famous painters and church benefactors. The second episode is the most notorious and, consequently, gave the film its controversial poster – featuring a rabbit slowly disappearing under the skirt of a teenage girl (played by Gaelle Legrand). The third and final episode, which has a modern-day setting, is the shortest – but also, possibly, the most outrageous: Pascale Christophe is a young married woman who’s abducted on a busy Parisian street by a small-time hood hidden inside a cardboard box!
Three women and three erotic tales. 1- Margherita: Did the great Renaissance painter Raphael Sanzio die because of the cold he took in the ruins of Rome? Or was it out of pleasure? Only one person knew the truth: Margherita Luti, the ardent and ambitious Roman daughter of a baker who, posing as a model and being the artist's lover, witnessed her last moments of life. 2 - Marcéline: At the age of 14, Marcéline has never loved anyone or anything except a big rabbit with pink ears, transparent in the sun. She called him "Souci." Who could imagine that this angelic face hid a heroine of evil? 3 - Marie: The Paris of today also has its "heroines of evil." Marie, the wife of a rich art collector, is kidnapped by a gangster. César the dog, on his own initiative and in secret, decides to find his lover and avenge her.
