Lady Libertine

"The infamous erotic saga an ashamed star tried to stop!"

Jun 27 1984 R 1h 23m
Drama, Romance

Charlie, a young aristocrat in turn of the century England, meets a boy named Frank on the road to Portsmouth. What Charlie doesn't realize is that Frank is actually Frances, who's donned a disguise to escape working at a brothel. Charlie takes Frank/Frances into his home, and when he discovers her true identity, the two become lovers.

Plot

Charlie, a young aristocrat in turn of the century England, meets a boy named Frank on the road to Portsmouth. What Charlie doesn't realize is that Frank is actually Frances, who's donned a disguise to escape working at a brothel. Charlie takes Frank/Frances into his home, and when he discovers her true identity, the two become lovers. He sends her to London to be trained by his mistress in the art of sex, but she learns much more about her identity as a woman. Before the opening credits, explicitly on-screen it reads: "Based on the famous Victorian erotic novel by an anonymous writer".

Written by

Harry Alan Towers, Gérard Kikoïne

Directed by

Gérard Kikoïne

Production Countries

France, Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Playboy Enterprises, Cannon Group, Cinépix

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
531
Average Rating
4.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA