Tales of Erotica

Tales of Erotica
Directed bySusan Seidelman
Bob Rafelson
Ken Russell
Melvin Van Peebles
Written bySusan Seidelman
Bob Rafelson
Ken Russell
Melvin Van Peebles
Produced byRonaldo Vasconcellos
Jonathan Brett
Melvin Van Peebles
Noah Golden
StarringMira Sorvino
Aida Turturro
Sharon Angela
Cynda Williams
Arliss Howard
Kathleen Wilhoite
John Toles-Bey
Hetty Baynes
Simon Shepherd
Richard Barboza
Laura Lane
Dewar Zazee
Kim Smith
CinematographyHong Manley
Maryse Alberti
Igor Sunara
Theo van de Sande
Edited byXavier Russell
Mona Davis
Melvin Van Peebles
Michael Elliot
Music byWendy Blackstone
Melvin Van Peebles
David McHugh
Distributed byTrimark Pictures
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesGermany
United States
LanguageEnglish

Tales of Erotica (also known as Erotic Tales) is a 1996 compilation of four erotic short films directed by Ken Russell, Susan Seidelman, Melvin Van Peebles, and Bob Rafelson

Year Title Director Screenplay Synopsis Duration
1993 The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch Ken Russell Ken Russell A beautiful woman (Hetty Baynes) is followed by a stranger (Simon Shepherd) who is lured into her world by the noises he hears coming from her chamber. 27:00
1994 The Dutch Master Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett Teresa (Mira Sorvino) is a woman fascinated by a young man (Rick Pasqualone) in a Dutch painting that comes to life. She escapes into the living painting to fulfill her secret desires. 32:00
1995 Vrooom Vroom Vroooom Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles Leroy (Richard Barboza) saves an elderly woman (Laura Lane) with voodoo powers from being run over by a bus, and receives a motorcycle that transforms into an attractive woman. 29:00
1995 Wet Bob Rafelson Bob Rafelson Bruce Lomann (Arliss Howard) is a hot tub salesman who is seduced after-hours by a beautiful woman named Davida (Cynda Williams) in a hot tub. 27:00