LE PLAISIR
by Max Ophüls
synopsis
Three stories about pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women, pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Julia Tellier (Madeleine Renaud) taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion, pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean (Daniel Gélin) the painter falling in love with his model, pleasure and death.
international title: | Le Plaisir |
original title: | Le plaisir |
country: | France |
year: | 1952 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Max Ophüls |
film run: | 97' |
release date: | FR 14/02/1952, SE 14/07/1952, IT 16/10/1952, DE 04/11/1952, DK 13/11/1952, FI 14/11/1952, UK 1952, AT 04/1953, PT 18/05/1954, GR 09/2007, ES 16/03/2020 |
screenplay: | Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls |
cast: | Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon |
cinematography by: | Philippe Agostini, Christian Matras |
film editing: | Léonide Azar |
art director: | Jean d'Eaubonne |
costumes designer: | Georges Annenkov |
producer: | Édouard Harispuru |