High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Private Lessons is the title of an American comedy film released in 1980. The film starred Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley, Jr.. Released in 1980, Private Lessons was highly controversial at the time of its release, and it remained controversial in more modern times, for its plot line, which involves a sexual relationship between a boy in his teens and the 30-something Nicole, that culminates in the two having sex. 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.