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Three lost souls, sex, and crime collide in a spiral of voyeurism, blackmail, and moral decay.

SINS OF THE FLESH

1974 · 1h 13m · R · Crime / Romance / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

Benoit has been driven to voyeurism and impotence due to having a cold, treacherous industrialist as a father and an exhibitionist aunt who constantly parades around nude. Jean-Pierre is a thief. Isabelle is a runaway whose stepfather tried to rape her. When the three cross paths, criminal activity, rape, madness and murder follow in this psycho-drama filled with soft-core sex.

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What is Sins of the Flesh about?

Sins of the Flesh is a 1974 French crime-romance-thriller directed by Claude Mulot about a voyeuristic rich man's son who recruits a runaway and a thief for a spree of seduction, blackmail, and murder.

Programmer's Pick

Claude Mulot doesn't just flirt with taboo—he practically hosts a family reunion for it. With more nude scenes than some skin mags and a trio of broken characters eager to cross every line, Sins of the Flesh is a softcore spiral into moral free-fall.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In Sins of the Flesh, Benoît Landrieux drifts through life, damaged by a cold, tyrannical father and an exhibitionist aunt, reduced to voyeurism and impotence. His inertia is shattered by two fateful encounters: Jean-Pierre, a petty thief who tries to steal his car, and Isabelle, a vulnerable twenty-year-old he rescues from her abusive stepfather. Benoît, a coward at heart, manipulates his new companions into a string of criminal acts he never dared attempt himself—robbery, seduction, blackmail—pushing all three down a path of transgression and escalating depravity. The film blends crime with psychosexual drama, pivoting on chance meetings, damaged lives, and a growing sense of danger.

Details & Specs

Director
Claude Mulot
Writer
Claude Mulot
Release
1974
Runtime
1h 13m
Country
France
Language
French
Genres
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Also Known As
Nevro, Sex Without Love, Sins of the Flesh, Original title: Les charnelles

Cast & Crew

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Director: Claude Mulot Writer: Claude Mulot
Anne Libert Anne Libert Isabelle Francis Lemonnier Francis Lemonnier Benoît Patrick Penn Patrick Penn Jean-Pierre Barbara Sommers Barbara Sommers Sabine Georges Guéret Georges Guéret The Stepfather Katia Tchenko Katia Tchenko Raped Girl BA Bob Asklöf Claudine Beccarie Claudine Beccarie (uncredited)

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Why Cult

French Sexploitation Edge

This film revels in soft-core eroticism, blending explicit scenes with a lurid crime narrative.

Morally Warped Trio

A voyeur, a thief, and a runaway forge an unholy alliance built on blackmail, seduction, and violence.

Voyeurism and Manipulation

Benoît's twisted pleasure in watching pushes the film’s psychological tension to the forefront.

Boundary-Pushing Nudity

The film doesn’t shy away from frontal nudity, sex scenes, and sexual taboos rarely so brazenly depicted in its era.

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Threat File

Trigger

Three damaged youths form a criminal alliance

Threat

Escalating crime and moral collapse

Effect

Leads to blackmail, depravity, and murder

Setting

French upper-class milieu and countryside

Questions from the Vault

When was Sins of the Flesh released? +

Sins of the Flesh was released in 1974.

Who directed Sins of the Flesh? +

Claude Mulot directed Sins of the Flesh.

How long is Sins of the Flesh? +

Sins of the Flesh has a runtime of 73 minutes.

What genre is Sins of the Flesh? +

Sins of the Flesh is a crime, romance, and thriller film.

Where can I watch Sins of the Flesh? +

Sins of the Flesh is available to stream on SassyFlix.

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