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Plaisir, Le

Alternative title
House of Pleasure
Synopsis
French feature film adapted from three short stories by Guy de Maupassant, each dealing with one aspect of pleasure. In ‘Le masque’ a man regains his youth. ‘La maison tellier’ finds a prostitute in a romantic encounter. ‘Le modèle’ sees a model marrying an artist after a failed suicide attempt.
Language
English
Country
France
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 94 min.
Year of production
1951
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)
Subjects
French studies; Media studies
Keywords
cinema - France; de Maupassant, Guy

Credits

Director
Max Ophüls
Producer
Max Ophüls
Writer
Guy de Maupassant; Jacques Natanson; Max Ophüls
Cast
Claude Dauphin 
Jean Gabin 
Madeleine Renaud 
Simone Simon 

Production Company

Name

France

Name

France

Distributor

Name

Second Sight Films Ltd

Email
info@secondsightfilms.co.uk
Web
http://www.secondsightfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 8977 0553
Fax
020 8977 1470
Address
16 Connaught Road
Teddington
London
TW11 0PS
Notes
A UK DVD distributor of celebrated classics and cult cinema from around the world, as well as some television titles. Sale via retail outlets.

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