Private Lessons

1981
R
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Sylvia Kristel and Eric Brown in Private Lessons (1981)

An immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall in love.An immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall in love.An immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall in love.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos1

Trailer 2:09

Official Trailer

Photos45

+ 37

More like this

5.1

They're Playing with Fire

4.3

Private Lessons: Another Story

4.7

4.8

3.8

5.2

5.1

Lady Chatterley's Lover

4.6

5.4

4.7

2.0

6.2

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Eric Brown replaced another actor who was originally cast as Phillip "Philly" Fillmore but was fired after eighteen days of shooting.

Goofs
It is obvious that a body double for Sylvia Kristel is used during the nude scenes - Kristel's nipples are not as protuberant as those of her double, Judy Helden.

Quotes
Sherman: Who the hell takes baths with other people, except for the Japanese, I mean. Have you heard of any?
Philly: No. Nobody except the Japanese.

Alternate versions
The version of the film shown on US broadcast television alters two scenes. The opening scene of a couple making out in car with only their legs showing has been replaced with a montage of scenes from later in the film when Philly and Lester are burying the body. The bathtub scene where Ms. Mallo takes a bath with Philly has been completely removed with the exception of a single question. In the original version, Ms. Mallow asks Philly if he would like to take a bath with her. He says "Yes" and the scenes continues. On television, he says "No" and the scene ends.

Connections
Edited into Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007)

Soundtracks
Hot Legs
Written and Performed by Rod Stewart
Publisher: Riva Music
Courtesy of: Riva Records, Inc.

User reviews44

Review

Featured review

A Great Little Fireside Film

This excellent, though aging badly, film, is well worth digging out of the dusty shelves of your video store. It's definitely not highbrow fare, but this story of an earnest 15 year old's relationship with his sexy French housekeeper is certainly watchable.

Although the subject matter is actually quite serious, many moments in the movie will have you laughing out loud. Patrick Piccininni is priceless as the best friend of the 15 year old Phillip, who eggs him on. Eric Brown is even better as Phillip, who isn't quite sure how to respond to his housekeeper's advances.

"Private Lessons" is more than just a reversed-role "Lolita"--it's far more entertaining to watch. It does, however, join a whole series of fairly predictable teen guy-and-teacher/housekeeper movies like "My Tutor". What I especially like about this film, though, is that it doesn't have the heavy air of moral judgment hanging around it. The characters are depicted as perfectly-capable agents of their own will, which is extremely refreshing. It was hard to watch "Private Lessons", though, without looking back on my teen years and longing to be in Phillip's shoes!