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Description
Le Plaisir, based on the stories of Guy du Maupassant, takes a gently wistful
approach to the subject of love and desire through its three tales.
Le Masque is the melancholy story of an old man as a veritable dancing wax
museum figure hopelessly grasping for his lost youth in a nightly masquerade. La
Maison Tellier, "a fairy tale for adults," in the words of the narrator (Jean
Servais playing Maupassant), is a delightful tale of a local brothel that closes
for a night for a visit to the country, where the ladies have gone to celebrate
a young girl's first communion. Jean Gabin is delightful as the charming country
bumpkin who plays host to the troupe and becomes sweetly smitten with flirty
Danielle Darrieux. The finale, Le Modele, stars Daniel Gélin and Simone Simon as
young lovers whose imminent breakup heads toward tragedy, but takes a fateful
turn both sad and sweet.
Le Plaisir is a delicate portrait of love and desire. A favourite film of
Jean-Luc Godard who called it "the greatest film made in France since the
liberation".
Special Features
Introduction by Film Director Todd Haynes, Documentary Featurette Les Chemins Du Plaisir, Photographic Short Story Moments From Le Plaisir, Featurette From Script To Screen
Technical Details
Region 2
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Running Time: 93 minutes
Production Year: 1952
Main Language: French
Genre: Drama
Certificate: PG Parental Guidance
Directed by: Max Ophuls
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