Immoral Tales

Immoral Tales

Four Erotic tales that take us back through the centuries.

Directed by Walerian Borowczyk

Produced by Argos films, Syn-Frank Enterprises

1974125 min5.8 / 10

A transgressive anthology of erotic vignettes spanning centuries, dwelling on taboo desires and historical atrocities with clinical detachment and surreal visual language.

Four erotic tales from various historical eras. The first, 'The Tide', is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes. 'Therese Philosophe' is set in the nineteenth century, and concerns a girl being locked in her bedroom, where she contemplates the erotic potential of the objects contained within it. 'Erzsebet Bathory' is a portrait of the sixteenth-century countess who allegedly bathed in the blood of virgins, while 'Lucrezia Borgia' concerns an incestuous fifteenth-century orgy involving Lucrezia, her brother, and her father the Pope.

Questions people ask

  • Is Immoral Tales one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.

  • Does Immoral Tales end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Immoral Tales easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Immoral Tales violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Immoral Tales sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Immoral Tales scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity96

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Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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