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Le Plaisir (1952) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1952 · 97 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Max Ophüls
- Starring
- Jean Servais, Anton Walbrook, Mila Parély, Paulette Dubost, Simone Simon, Peter Ustinov
The film presents three vignettes on pleasure. First, a man masks his age to keep attending balls and courting women, tying pleasure to a longing for youth. Second, Mme Tellier brings her prostitutes to countryside for her niece’s communion, mixing pleasure with a hint of purity. Finally, painter Jean falls for his model, merging desire with death.
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