''Private Vices, Public Pleasures'' (; ) is a 1976 Italian-Yugoslavian erotic drama film directed by

Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including ''Szegénylegények, The Round-Up'' ...

. It was entered into the

1976 Cannes Film Festival The 29th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 28 May 1976. American author Tennessee Williams served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

. The film is based on the

Mayerling incident The Mayerling incident is the series of events surrounding the apparent murder–suicide suicide pact, pact of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his mistress, baroness Mary Vetsera. They were found dead on 30 January 1889 in an imperial ...

but presents a "highly-eroticised" depiction of the events.

Cast

* Lajos Balázsovits as Crown Prince Rudolf * Pamela Villoresi as Sofia *

Franco Branciaroli Franco Branciaroli (born 27 March 1947) is an Italian actor, stage director and writer. Life and career Born in Milan, Branciaroli studied acting at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro, and made his professional debut in 1970, in an adaptat ...

as Duke *

Teresa Ann Savoy Teresa Ann Savoy, FRSA (18 July 1955 – 9 January 2017) was a British actress who appeared in a number of Italian films. Biography Savoy was 18 years old when she appeared in the October 1973 edition of Italian adult magazine ''Playmen'', us ...

Mary Vetsera Baroness Marie Alexandrine "Mary" von Vetsera (19 March 1871 – 30 January 1889) was an Austrian noblewoman and the mistress of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria. Vetsera and the crown prince were found dead at his hunting lodge in Mayerling on ...

Laura Betti Laura Betti ( Trombetti; May 1 1934 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a docume ...

as Therese *

Ivica Pajer Ivica Pajer (9 September 1934 – 17 August 2006) was a Yugoslavian-born Croatian actor. He is perhaps best known for portraying David before he became a king in the 1960 film ''David and Goliath'' starring Orson Welles of which Pajer is credited a ...

as General * Zvonimir Crnko *

Umberto Silva Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include: * King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900) * King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983) * Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918) * Umberto I ...

Demeter Bitenc Demeter Bitenc (21 July 1922 – 22 April 2018) was a Slovenian film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films and television shows from 1953 to 2018. He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Selected filmography * ''Sinji galeb'' (1953) * ''Pu ...

* Susanna Javicoli * Anikó Sáfár *

Ilona Staller Ilona Anna Staller (born 26 November 1951), known by her stage name Cicciolina, is a Hungarian-Italian former porn star, politician, and singer. Staller gained fame in the early 1970s through her radio show ''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?'' a ...

as woman in orgy *

Gloria Piedimonte Gloria Piedimonte (27 May 1955 – 6 January 2022), also known as La Guapa, was an Italian singer, actress, dancer, and television personality. Life and career Piedimonte was born in Mantua, Italy, on 27 May 1955. After some minor film roles ...

References

External links

* 1976 films Yugoslav drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1976 drama films Italian erotic drama films Films directed by Miklós Jancsó Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Films scored by Francesco De Masi Films set in 1889 1970s Italian films {{Yugoslavia-film-stub