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THE
EROTIC TRAVELER
13 x 30 minutes
Currently airing on HBO/Cinemax
The Midland Art Gallery is the home base for this erotic series starring Divini
Rai as erotic photographer Marissa Johanson and Kaylani Lei as her pupil Allison
Kraft. The series uses photographs and works of art to take episodic settings
all over the world.
1. Molded Image
First aired: 2/2/2007
In this pilot episode we meet Marissa who specializes in erotic photographs
(or as she says photos of love) and Allison who crashed the opening of her show.
Challenged by Allison on the artistic merit of her work Marissa shares the story
of her encounter with Hernan, a Spanish sculptor, who opened her mind to the
erotic nature of art. This leads to Marissa offering Allison a position of artist
in residence at her gallery.
2. Lost In Ecstasy
First aired: 2/9/2007
A photo of an unknown couple is the centerpiece for a discussion between Marissa
and Allison. Allison sees the photo as two models posing for a “garden
variety” photographer and imagines action off camera. Marissa suggests
that the couple might be the sole survivors of a shipwreck and describes the
growing love between the two castaways. Switching back and forth between these
narratives the two women display their different artistic viewpoints.
3. A Man And Two Women
First aired: 2/16/2007
When Marissa is unavailable to book an erotic photo session with a married couple,
Allison volunteers. However, before turning her protégé loose
for he first nude photo session Marissa teaches five of her six rules for erotic
photo sessions. Taking her subjects to a secluded setting Allison learns that
there is more to her art than she thought.
4. Naked Pearls
First aired: 2/23/2007
Alison is having trouble getting to sleep so Marissa tells her the story behind
a photo of a couple taken in the 40’s. Edward is stranded in the south
of France with car trouble when a young French girl named Lily who comes by
on her bicycle. Caught by a rain shower Edward and the girl find shelter in
a barn. Edward tells Lily the story of his grandfather who was in France during
World War II. He shows her a set of pearls that a French girl named Babette
had given him for his grandmother to help keep their marriage strong.__Walking
toward town Edward and Lily are held up by a police office who takes Edward’s
backpack, the pearls and his car. Edward and Lily follow, find the man who stole
his things and manage retrieve everything.__Edward drives Lily home where she
shows him a picture of her grandma with an American she met during the war.
Lily tells Edward that her grandmother was the same Babette his grandfather
met many years ago.
5. The Girl From Jimena
First aired: 3/2/2007
A single photograph of a Brazilian beauty named Astrud attracts major intention
from a New York based agent who lures her with promises of an international
modeling career. Soon fame and riches are heaped upon Astrud. When Javier comes
to New York and demands that Astrud return to Jimena, marry him and start a
family Astrud must make a choice. She chooses her career but soon finds her
life empty without her sole mate.
6. Stripped
First aired: 3/9/2007
A broken air conditioner and a hot day cause Marissa to reminisce of her college
days when she spent a couple of weeks in the Egyptian desert with a classmate
named Antoinette. Distracted by the hot nights and handsome men Marissa loses
focus until Annie and an archeology student named M.J. inspire her first erotic
photographs.
7. Carnal Cabaret
First aired: 3/16/2007
An African tribal mask triggers Marissa’s story of erotic masked cabaret
dancer in early twentieth century Paris and a young American photographer who
finds romance and erotic excitement from a French woman who dances wearing only
stockings and a cheetah mask.
8. Baring It In Bali
First aired: 3/23/2007
Marissa is nervously getting ready for a date with a much younger man, which
leads into Allison’s story about her trip to Bali. While there she stayed
with an old friend, Andy Bomberg. Andy was teaching where he met an older woman
named Talia LaPeci and began a romance. Andy is smitten but after one date Talia
becomes uncomfortable about being with a much younger man. Allison uses her
photographic talents to convince Talia that she is still young and hot enough
to be with a man Andy’s age.
9. Object Of Desire
First aired: 3/30/2007
A burglary at the Midlands gallery brings the local sheriff back into Marissa’s
life. __A bird feather left at the scene is the clue that leads Marissa and
Sheriff Clayton to a nearby Native American reservation. __There they learn
that tribal elders blame the stolen photograph for Johnny Lonetree’s loss
of “passion” for his lover Wenona.
10. Sax On The Beach
First aired: 4/6/2007
A heartbroken saxophone player finds passion and inspiration when he meets a
mysterious woman on the beach.
11. Closer
First aired: 4/13/2007
One of Allison's photos taken at a party is the center of controversy for a
bickering couple.
12. Stolen Image
First aired: 4/20/2007
13. Self-Portrait
First aired: 4/27/2007