
A Very Curious Girl(1969)
Treated as an outcast and exploited by the villagers of a small town, a young woman liberates herself through sex, which she uses as a tool of economic gain and an instrument of revenge against those who have wronged her.



Michèle Mercier
Brit (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

Enrico Maria Salerno
Rak (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

Gabriele Tinti
The Trader (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

Elsa Martinelli
Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")

Gastone Moschin
Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines")

Giancarlo Cobelli
Menippus (segment "Nuits romaines")

Jeanne Moreau
Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

Catherine Samie
Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

Jean-Claude Brialy
Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

Jean Richard
Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
The Oldest Profession is a comedy, drama film released in 1967 exploring themes of human evolution, eroticism, prostitution, exploring sexuality, human behavior, sexual experimentation. Directed by Philippe de Broca, it stars Michèle Mercier, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gabriele Tinti. A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
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