Le Plaisir (1952)

Directed by

Max Ophüls

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

6

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 136 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three separate stories from Guy de Maupassant explore different sides of love and pleasure. In one, a man hides behind a mask to stay young. In another, a group of women take a trip to the countryside. The third follows a painter and his model.

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What happens

Le Plaisir (English title, House of Pleasure) is a 1952 French comedy-drama anthology film by German-born film director Max Ophüls (1902–1957) adapting three short stories by Guy de Maupassant — "Le Masque" (1889), "La Maison Tellier" (1881), and "Le Modèle" (1883). Ophüls was nominated for an Oscar for Best Art Direction. This was the last of Ophüls' two Oscar nominations in his career. The mask worn by Ambroise in Le Masque was created by Rostislav Doboujinsky and would become one of the costume designer's specialties. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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