Maison close (2010)

Genre

LGBT-related television series

Country

France

Length

2 seasons, 16 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show is set in a 19th century Parisian brothel. It follows the lives of the women who work there and the people who visit them.

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What happens

Maison Close is a French television series which premiered on Canal+ on October 4, 2010. The series was developed by Mabrouk El Mechri and is based on a concept created by Jacques Ouaniche. It is a drama set in a nineteenth-century Parisian brothel. On December 7, 2010, Canal + renewed Maison Close for a second season which premiered on February 4, 2013. But in May 2013, the series had been cancelled by Canal+ after the second season, following a decline in ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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