Immoral Women (1979)
Les héroïnes du mal
114 min
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!
- Release date
- March 7, 1979
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Philippe d'Aram, Olivier Dassault
Where to watch
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Cast
- Marina Pierro as Margherita Luti
- Gaëlle Legrand as Marceline Cain
- Pascale Christophe as Marie
- François Guétary as Raphael Sanzio
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Bini
- Jean Martinelli as Pope
- Pierre Benedetti as Mad Painter
- Philippe Desboeuf as Doctor
- Noël Simsolo as Julio Romano
- Gérard Falconetti as Tomaso
- France Rumilly as Madame
- Roger Lefrere as Michelangelo
Crew
- Walerian Borowczyk · Director
- Walerian Borowczyk · Writer
- André Pieyre de Mandiargues · Writer
- Pierre Braunberger · Producer
- Philippe d'Aram · Composer
- Olivier Dassault · Composer
- Bernard Daillencourt · Cinematographer
- Khadicha Bariha · Editor