Private Collections

1979 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 428 VOTES · DIR. Shūji Terayama, Just Jaeckin, Walerian Borowczyk

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Overview

Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant. He decides to erase his signs of distress and remain on the island. What awaits? In the second, an adolescent searches for the words of a nursery rime he remembers bits of. His journey takes him into dreams, sexual awakening, and Oedipal fantasy. Third, a man of wealth in late-nineteenth century Paris hires a prostitute for the night. She's also cabaret performer and takes him to her room. He fears he's about to be robbed. What's her secret?

Dialogue Timeline — 515 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
00:05:44 Here I am! Look at me!
00:16:54 Food.
00:18:41 See that? Scared you, didn't I?
00:23:29 Have you seen it? Damn, I lost my knife.
00:32:59 Stop!
00:36:45 ''They say one of my aunts sang it with her.
00:40:23 She asked
00:45:51 and after three years, she went mad.
00:48:56 He asked for forgiveness and promised to never do it again.
00:51:40 ''A ball, a floating ballI They ask me to catch it.
00:58:25 ''Of course not, ''says the girl. ''I just made them up. ''
01:04:25 ''My mother was making love, but that man
01:13:58 Based on the novel by Kyoka Izumi.
01:16:14 One of those humid rains.
01:20:17 I'll pay you double
01:23:00 - Chives? - Yes, or a needle.
01:26:36 Make yourself at home, honey.
01:32:13 Driven by the silly curiosity which makes all men question these creatures
01:33:32 How did he court you, this shipbuilder?
01:34:49 No, you're lying.
01:36:27 ''Come on, kid.
01:38:05 I do what I can.
01:42:44 THE END

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed515
Dialogue density5.0 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:42:44

Production Record

DirectorShūji Terayama, Just Jaeckin, Walerian Borowczyk
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes428