The Secrets of Love: Three Rakish Tales

Three erotic stories from classic writers Marguerite de Navarre, Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne and Guy de Maupassant.

Cast

Lucienne Bruinooge

as Marietta

Tina Shaw

as Weaver's wife

Michael Redfern

as Weaver

Marc Legein

as Luke

Olivia Brunaux

as Celestine

Danièle Denie

as Jeanne

Mieke Uitterlinden

as Cook

Michael Lees

as Uncle

Isabelle Strawa

as Milkmaid

Agnès Cassandre

as First Maid

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