어떤 금기도 넘고야 마는 욕망에 대한 네 개의 우화들. 사촌의 은밀한 소원을 들어주려는 소녀의 이야기, 자신의 성적 욕망과 종교적 신념 사이에서 고민하는 여성, 영원한 젊음을 얻기 위해 금기를 깨트리는 귀족, 종교 의식을 위해 근친상간을 하는 남녀의 이야기가 파격적인 이미지 속에 차례로 펼쳐진다.
La jeune veuve
In 1944, in Paris, the leader of a resistance network is looking for the traitor who gave away a radio operator.
Barbara
A police officer attempts to shut down an illegal girls-for-drugs operation (American version).
Tempest
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
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A young man from the far future, bored by his surroundings, blasts off into space with only his cat and some robots for company. On a distant planet he discovers a serene, tranquil culture and falls in love with a girl. The story follows his problems adjusting to their sociological standards and customs where family units are comprised of sexual groups of eight people.
Swindler
Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.
