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The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales

Original title: The Secrets of Love
  • 1986
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
149
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The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales (1986)
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Three erotic stories from classic writers Marguerite de Navarre, Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne and Guy de Maupassant.Three erotic stories from classic writers Marguerite de Navarre, Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne and Guy de Maupassant.Three erotic stories from classic writers Marguerite de Navarre, Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne and Guy de Maupassant.

  • Director
    • Harry Kümel
  • Writers
    • Antoine Gallien
    • Patrick Pesnot
    • Nicolas Restif de La Bretonne
  • Stars
    • Lucienne Bruinooge
    • Tina Shaw
    • Michael Redfern
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Kümel
    • Writers
      • Antoine Gallien
      • Patrick Pesnot
      • Nicolas Restif de La Bretonne
    • Stars
      • Lucienne Bruinooge
      • Tina Shaw
      • Michael Redfern
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lucienne Bruinooge
    • Marietta (segment "The Spanking")
    Tina Shaw
    • The Weaver's Wife (segment "The Spanking")
    Michael Redfern
    • The Weaver (segment "The Spanking")
    Marc Legein
    • Luke (segment "The Spanking")
    Mieke Uitterlinden
    • Cook (segment "The Spanking")
    Michael Lees
    Michael Lees
    • The Uncle (segment "The Pupil")
    Isabelle Strawa
    • The Milkmaid (segment "The Pupil")
    Erik Burke
    • The Nephew (segment "The Pupil")
    Agnès Cassandre
    • The First Maid (segment "The Pupil")
    Sandrine Lemaire
    • The Last Maid (segment "The Pupil")
    Olivia Brunaux
    • Celestine (segment "The Greenhouse")
    Paul Anrieu
    • Gustave (segment "The Greenhouse")
    Danièle Denie
    • Jeanne (segment "The Greenhouse")
    Philippe Auriault
    • The Baker's Son (segment "The Greenhouse")
    Paul Clairy
    • The Baker (segment "The Greenhouse")
    • Director
      • Harry Kümel
    • Writers
      • Antoine Gallien
      • Patrick Pesnot
      • Nicolas Restif de La Bretonne
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    • Trivia
      After beginning as a model at 16, Lucienne Bruinooge played at 21 this movie, which will be her only role in her career. In fact Lucienne then declines the offer to succeed Sylvia Kristel in the "Emmanuelle" films and opts for a domestic life.
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      Edited into Softly from Paris: La fessée (1987)

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    A sovereign piece of eroticism!

    "The spanking" is probably the best movie in the entire series.

    At the same time as the erotic tension is strong, the story is vivid and interesting. The servant girl plays a complicated, but amusing game of intrigues which would be worth watching even without the finale.

    Erotic costume dramas often become the kind of dull, contrived coyness that "Saturday Night Live" slaughtered so masterly in their late 1980:s parody ( "Tales of Ribaldry", presented by Jon Lovitz ). This movie, on the other hand, is alive, kicking and worthy of being sold in PAL-videoformat. ( It makes you wonder what the war was fought for! )

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1988 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Belgium
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • The Secrets of Love
    • Filming locations
      • Kasteel Horst, Rotselaar, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Kunst en Kino
      • La Rose
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      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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