The Indecent Woman 1991 Imdb [verified] Jun 2026

| Actor | Character | Role Description | | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Emilia | The film's lead, a bored housewife who discovers her wild sexuality in a dangerous affair. | | Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh | Charles | Emilia's trusting husband, whose stability is threatened by her affair. | | Huub Stapel | Leon | The charming stranger who pursues Emilia, turning into a stalker when she tries to end the affair. | | Lydia van Nergena | Anna | Emilia and Charles's young daughter, whose welfare becomes a point of conflict. | | Marieke van Leeuwen | Simone | A supporting character in Emilia's circle. | | Theo de Groot | Marcel | Another supporting character, adding to the film's social fabric. | | Peter Bolhuis | Peter | A minor role filled by an actor who has appeared in several Dutch films and TV series. |

Set in the city of Amsterdam, the film introduces us to Emilia (José Way), a professional violinist living a seemingly contented life. She is married to Charles (Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh) and together they have a young daughter, Anna (Lydia van Nergena). Her life, however, is interrupted by a mundane yet fateful errand: selling her recently deceased mother's house. During one of the showings, while she is alone in the house changing clothes, a potential buyer named Leon (Huub Stapel) enters the room unannounced. He has a key, provided by the real estate agent, and his sudden appearance sets a tense, intrusive tone for what is to come. the indecent woman 1991 imdb

There is a 1991 Spanish-language film "La Mujer Indecente" directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri (Mexico) or a 1991 Italian film "La Donna Indecente" (sometimes listed under adult/erotic genres). Without more precise details, I cannot guarantee accuracy. | Actor | Character | Role Description |

The production of The Indecent Woman combined prominent Dutch talent with international artistic contributors: Ben Verbong | | Lydia van Nergena | Anna |

In mainstream 90s cinema, female infidelity was often punished severely (think Fatal Attraction ). Verbong’s film takes a different approach. Emilia’s sexual awakening is treated with gravity; her desires are valid, complex, and entirely her own. She is not a victim of seduction; she is a participant in her own undoing. The Duality of Self

Furthermore, the film explores the trope of the "destructive female" but refuses to judge her. In many erotic dramas of the era, the woman who seeks pleasure outside marriage is punished or portrayed as a villain. The Indecent Woman subverts this. While Emmanuelle’s actions have devastating consequences for her family, the film treats her with a complex empathy. She is not a monster, but a woman trapped in a life she did not consciously choose, reacting to the volatility of the drifter as a means to break the stasis of her existence. The drifter represents chaos, and for Emmanuelle, chaos is the only antidote to the numbness of her domestic life.