Immoral Tales (1974) is a beautifully shot, highly controversial erotic anthology film directed by Walerian Borowczyk that subverts historical and modern taboos. Split into four distinct chapters, the narrative journeys backward through time to explore the boundaries of desire and sin. The film's second segment, "Thérèse Philosophe," depicts a young woman's intense sexual isolation, which directly paves the way for the third and most notorious chapter, "Élisabeth de Báthory." The anthology reaches its peak taboo in the final chapter, "Lucrezia Borgia," which graphically details the historic, corrupt world of Pope Alexander VI and his children, focusing heavily on the scandalous extramarital affairs and the alleged incestuous relationships between Lucrezia Borgia, her father, and her brother Cesare. Bound together by themes of religious hypocrisy, liberation, and forbidden flesh, the film remains a landmark of transgressive art cinema.