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The Marquis de Sade meets premium cable in this very French, very naked literary fever dream.
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Softly from Paris (1986)

Literary thirst trapVintage sleaze with pretensionsFrench excess

Latest Episode

Episode 26
2.028 min

Season 1 • Episode 26

Latest

Episode 26

Jul 6, 1991

Overview

ComedyDrama

An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marquis de Foudras, Daniel Defoe, Anton Tchekov, Jin Ping Mei, and Aristophanes.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
based on novel or bookfrancenudityeroticismanthologyliteraturesoftcorenudesexual attractionerotic anthology
Sexual power dynamicsClass and desireThe performative nature of pleasureLiterature as voyeurism

Standout Aspects

Production

Lavish period costumes that don't stay on long.

Writing

Actually adapts classic erotica with surprising fidelity.

Best for:Solo: Late night with wine and zero judgment.·Date Night: Testing if your date can handle 'artistic' nudity.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Explicit softcore throughout—this is 1980s Euro-cable unrestrained.
Pierre Grimblat

Creator

Pierre Grimblat

First AiredNov 8, 1986
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Seasons1·Episodes26
France 3

Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Narrator (voice)

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Cultural

Produced for French cable channel Canal+, this was part of 1980s European 'cultural porn'—smut with subtitles and literary pedigree to justify the nudity.

Trivia

Creator Pierre Grimblat later sued when the show was re-edited into harder versions for foreign markets without his consent.

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