Immoral Women Explained
Immoral Women (fr|Les héroïnes du mal) is a 1979 French erotic drama film directed by Walerian Borowczyk,[1] written by Borowczyk and André Pieyre de Mandiargues[2] and starring Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Marina Pierro and Françoise Quéré.[3]
Synopsis
The film is divided into three self-contained episodes, set in different time periods and featuring female protagonists whose names all start with letter M as in the word mal (evil) and who commit crimes of passion.
- "Margherita", the ambitious mistress of the painter Raphael. Rome, 1520. This episode contains unsimulated sex between Margherita and Tomaso.[4]
- "Marceline", the desirous adolescent daughter of a bourgeois family. Fin de siècle France.
- "Marie", the clever wife of a wealthy gallery owner. Modern day Paris.
Cast
- Marina Pierro as Margherita Luti
- Gaëlle Legrand as Marceline Caïn
- 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
- Roger Lefrere as Michelangelo
- Gérard Falconetti as Tomaso
- Hassane Fall as Petrus
- France Rumilly as Madame Cain
- Yves Gourvil as Cain
- Lisbeth Arno as Floka
- Gérard Ismaël as Antoine
- Henri Piégay as Husband
- Mathieu Rivollier
- Robert Capia
- Daniel Marty
- Jacky Baudet
- Sylvain Ramsamy
- Jean Boullu
- Bernard Hiard
Soundtrack
The score was composed by Philippe d'Aram and Olivier Dassault.[5]
Release
The film premiered on 7 March 1979 in a cinema release.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Immoral Women (Les Heroines Du Mal) by Walerian Borowczyk on DVD . 12 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725073615/http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D35588 . 25 July 2011 . dead .
- https://archive.today/20110810025816/http://turnerclassic.moviesunlimited.com/product.asp?sku=D35588 Buy Immoral Women (Les Heroines Du Mal) DVD – Turner Classic Movies Unlimited
- http://www.kqek.com/dvd_reviews/i/3205_ImmoralWomen1979.htm KQEK.com - DVD Review: Immoral Women/Les Héroïnes du mal (1979)
- http://sensesofcinema.com/2005/feature-articles/borowczyk_heroines/#b26 Walerian Borowczyk’s Heroines of Desire.
- http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=77949 SoundtrackCollector: Soundtrack details: Héroïnes Du Mal, Les
- http://www.eofftv.com/names/b/bor/borowczyk_walerian_main.htm Walerian Borowczyk (1923 - 2006) @ EOFFTV
