A gangster hides in a house of detoxing rich women while desire boils over.
Isabell runs a nursing home for wealthy women who are trying to detox from their various obsessions. Her lover, Serge Belaiev, a petty gangster, has pulled off a big hit but his partners have denounced him to the police in order to appropriate his share of the loot. Isabelle takes him in and hides him in an attic of this strange house. In love with Isabelle, Philippe Lansac, the owner of the place, decides to close the castle...
Acting
Marisa Mell's smoldering presence elevates every absurd scenario.
Production
The crumbling castle setting oozes decayed aristocratic sleaze.
Director
Pierre Chenal
Marisa Mell
Isabelle
Robert Hossein
Serge Belaïeff
Krista Nell
Christine
Robert Dalban
Mario
Albert Minski
Lucas
Alberto Dalbés
Philippe
Ettore Manni
Le docteur Henri Delmas
Sabine Sun
Judith
Ellen Bahl
Irène
Manuel de Blas
Jean-Marie
Colette Giacobine
Dominique Leprince
Perla Cristal
Claude
Charly Bravo
Bernard
Patricia Nigel
Reine Mason
Danielle Durou
Marceline
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pierre Chenal was a 68-year-old veteran of 1930s French cinema trying to stay relevant in the exploitation boom; this was among his final films.
The film exemplifies how European auteurs of the 60s pivoted to erotic co-productions to survive as the New Wave collapsed and American pulp dominated.
