Private Collections (1979): Cast
Private Collections is a 1979 romantic drama directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama, starring Hiroshi Mikami, Marpessa Dawn and Laura Gemser. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m (103 min)
- Directors
- Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Les Films du Jeudi
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Private Collections About?
The premise of Private Collections without spoilers.
Three vignettes intertwine. A lone sailor capsizes, washes ashore on a tropical island, and is discovered by a near‑naked, playful woman; he hides his distress signals and chooses to stay, uncertain of what lies ahead. An adolescent obsessively reconstructs a fragmentary nursery rhyme, drifting into dreamlike sexual awakening and Oedipal fantasies. In late‑19th‑century Paris, a wealthy man hires a prostitute who also performs in a cabaret; she leads him to her room, where he suspects robbery and wonders about her hidden motive.
Private Collections Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female full frontal nudity
- island
- cabaret
- prostitute
- dream
- tropical island
- sailor
- riddle
- sexually aggressive woman
- nymphomaniac
- obsession
- allegory
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- sisters have sex with the same man
- flashback
- suicide by drowning
- disembodied head
- desert island
- paranoia
- lust
- prostitution
- outdoor sex
- mother son incest
- paris france
- nursery rhyme
- mother son relationship
- cannibal
- erotica
- anthology
- based on novel
- female topless nudity
- sex scene
- 19th century
- teenage boy sexuality
- fondling breasts
- teenage boy full frontal nudity
- female full rear nudity
- female pubic hair
- mature woman teenage boy sex
- teenage boy full rear nudity
- rescue
- male rear nudity
- male frontal nudity
- erotic 70s
- breast suckling
- ennui
- suspicion
- weapon
- stage
- corset
- brothel
Private Collections Cast & Characters
Hiroshi Mikami leads the cast, with Marpessa Dawn as a siren and Laura Gemser. Directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Walerian Borowczyk
- Co-director Shūji Terayama
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Hiroshi Mikami -
Marpessa Dawn as a siren - Laura Gemser
- Roland Blanche
Also Starring in Private Collections
· 6 more- Jûzô Itami
- Keiko Niitaka
- Yves-Marie Maurin the customer (segment "L'armoire")
- Takeshi Wakamatsu
- Marie-Catherine Conti
- Hiromi Kawai
More from Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama
More films directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama: Immoral Tales (re-release), A Justified Treatment, Infernal Symphony and Love Rites.
Private Collections Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Coleções privadas” and “Yksityiset kokoelmat”.
- Also known as
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- Coleções privadas
- Yksityiset kokoelmat
- Colecciones privadas
- Prywatne kolekcje
- 性、爱、欲
- Частные коллекции
- Colecțiile private
- 性、愛、欲
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Private Collections FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Private Collections, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Private Collections?
Private Collections runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was Private Collections released?
Private Collections was released on June 27, 1979.
Who directed Private Collections?
Private Collections was directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Shūji Terayama.
More films by Walerian Borowczyk Who is in the cast of Private Collections?
Private Collections stars Hiroshi Mikami, Marpessa Dawn as a siren and Laura Gemser, among 10 credited actors.
Does Private Collections have a post-credit scene?
No. Private Collections has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Private Collections in?
The original language of Private Collections is French.
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