According to Raphaële Billetdoux, the shooting with Klaus Kinski was a nightmare and at one point she had the temptation to stop there, as it was no longer possible to continue. For example, during the bathing scene that Kinski is preparing for the girl, then 14-year-old Pénélope Palmer was already very anxious about shooting a nude scene, even shot in a very modest way. So Billetdoux had reduced the technical team to and set the stage so that Kinski turned his back (as well as the camera), as Palmer was about to enter the bathtub. And Kinski had a fit: "What ?! I turn my back ?! Never ! And then, I want to see her naked ... "
In his autobiography 'All I need Is love', Klaus Kinski expressed his opinions on having a female director (Raphaële Billetdoux, who was 28 during filming): "The first thing I think of is fucking this "director". That would be something different! Unfortunately, she is completely pinched, although she smells strongly of fish. I can't understand how she can stand it without a cock. Our so-called "director's meetings" always take place on my hotel bed, but she remains fully clothed down to her long boots, and it takes an eternity each time before I can grab her ass or between her thighs. Besides, she is not only stupid and completely untalented, but also stubborn and unteachable."