[1] The film is split into four erotic-themed stories that involve the loss of virginity, masturbation, bloodlust, and incest.

The third story is a re-telling of the case of Elizabeth Báthory from the study of surrealist poet Valentine Penrose.

[4] Arrow Films released a version of the movie on physical media with the story added as the third tale.

[12] In 1974, Immoral Tales won the Prix de L'Âge d'or, an award intended to commemorate the spirit of surrealism.

"[15] In an overview of Borowczyk's work in the film magazine Senses of Cinema, Immoral Tales is referred to as his weakest amongst his first five feature films and that "an unsensational approach to the material and detached gaze of the camera make it closer to a surrealist text than a pornographic movie.

"[16] In his 2014 review for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw praises the film, citing the influence of Ken Russell and Pier Paolo Pasolini.