Oldest Profession 09/23 Blu-ray (Rental)

Six of Europe's finest directors trace the evolution of prostitution from the Stone Age to the Space Age in The Oldest Profession (Le plus vieux me tier du monde, 1967), a saucy, star-studded omnibus film made up of: Franco Indovina's The Prehistoric Era - Michele Mercier seduces Neanderthal Man with cave paint as makeup; Mauro Bolognini's Roman Nights - The Emperor discovers that he is paying for what his wife, Elsa Martinelli, is selling; Philippe de Broca's Mademoiselle Mimi - Jeanne Moreau's latest client is more interested in the guillotine than her charms; Michael Pfleghar's The Gay Nineties - Raquel Welch masquerades as an honest woman for the love and wallet of an elderly banker; Claude Autant-Lara's Paris Today - France Anglade and Nadia Gray turn tricks by ambulance; Jean-Luc Godard's Anticipation - A man from outer space is taught in the ways of sentimental love by Anna Karina.