Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr.
The screenplay was written by Dan Greenburg, who wrote the original source novel, Philly. Greenburg appears as the manager of a motel in the film.
Private Lessons was one of Kristel's few major American film appearances; she was better known to European audiences for her Emmanuelle films which had only limited distribution in the United States. In early 2006, a 25th anniversary DVD release was issued in North America.
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Plot
Philip "Philly" Fillmore is an adventurous 15-year-old boy and the son of a rich businessman in Phoenix, Arizona; when his father leaves town on an extended trip during summer break, the young man is left in the passing care of Nicole Mallow, a French housekeeper, and Lester Lewis, the family's chauffeur.
Philly is quickly infatuated with Nicole, and after spotting Philly peeping into her room, she invites him inside. To his utter shock, she starts undressing in front of him, but when a fully nude Nicole invites him to touch her, Philly panics and leaves. He shares the story with his best friend Sherman.