Nana, the True Key of Pleasure (1983)
"Nana" (original title)

In Zola's Paris, an ingenue arrives at a tony bordello: she's Nana, guileless, but quickly learning to use her erotic innocence to get what she wants. She's an actress for a soft-core ... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Wolman

Writers:

Marc Behm, Émile Zola (novel)

Stars:

Katya Berger, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yehuda Efroni

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katya Berger	...	Nana
Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Count Muffat
Yehuda Efroni	...	Steiner
Mandy Rice-Davies	...	Sabine
Massimo Serato	...	Faucherie
Debra Berger	...	Satin
Shirin Taylor	...	Zoe
Annie Belle	...	Rennée de Chéselles
Paul Muller	...	Xavier
Marcus Beresford	...	Hector Muffat
Robert Bridges	...	Fontan
Tom Felleghy	...	George Mellies

Storyline

In Zola's Paris, an ingenue arrives at a tony bordello: she's Nana, guileless, but quickly learning to use her erotic innocence to get what she wants. She's an actress for a soft-core filmmaker and soon is the most popular courtesan in Paris, parlaying this into a house, bought for her by a wealthy banker. She tosses him and takes up with her neighbor, a count of impeccable rectitude, and with the count's impressionable son. The count is soon fetching sticks like a dog and mortgaging his lands to satisfy her whims. She bankrupts him, arranges the debauching of his wife, and seduces his son on his wedding day. What else can she accomplish before she leaves Paris airborne?

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Plot Keywords:

europe | lesbianism | georges melies | femme fatale | prostitution | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nana, ilotyttö

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Nana (1926)

User Reviews

Teenage Late Night Cinema: Nana

Nana (1982) was an "erotic" film that was loosely based upon the Emile Zola novel. I saw this film when I was in high school on pay cable during the late 80's. There was only a couple of scenes that made the movie enjoyable. The rest was pretty lame, tame and filler. I have to warn you that the movie is pretty "Euro" and some people will be turned off by the "realism" of the way women are shown in this movie. But if you love the "au natural" look, then you'll be in heaven.

Today this film is pretty hard to find. I don't think that their was a strong demand for this film on video. But seriously, I wouldn't go out of my way searching for a copy.

Okay, not thrilling. Just okay.