Sylvia Kristel Private Lessons (1981 film)

Private Lessons (1981 film)

Directed by Alan Myerson
Produced by R. Ben Efraim
Written by Dan Greenburg
Starring Sylvia Kristel
Howard Hesseman
Eric Brown
Ed Begley, Jr.
Pamela Jean Bryant
Meridith Baer
Peter Elbling
Music by Willie Nile
Cinematography Jan de Bont
Editing by Fred A. Chulack
Distributed by Citadel Films & Jenson Farley Pictures

Private Lessons is the title of an American comedy film released in 1981. The film starred Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr..

Released in 1981, Private Lessons was at the time of release and remains today controversial for its plotline which involves a sexual relationship between a boy in his teens and the 30-something Nicole, that culminates in two statutory rapes (although this isn't the first American film to explore this -- see Summer of '42). It was one of Kristel's few major American film appearances (she was best known for her Emmanuelle films in Europe). The movie has gone on to achieve cult film status and in early 2006, a 25th anniversary DVD release was issued in North America.

Producer R. Ben Efraim would produce a number of Private... movies over the next decade, including another cult favorite, Private School in 1983, and two in-name-only sequels to Private Lessons in 1993 and 1994.

The film was produced by Barry & Enright Productions, a company more known for its game shows on television. The company's primary announcer at the time, Jay Stewart provided narration for the commercials and movie trailers for the film.

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