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Massacre of Pleasure

1966 · 83 min

A grim, methodical crime procedural that immerses you in a sordid underworld of exploitation and vice.

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Joël Barbouth, Emilie Benoît, Willy Braque
Tagline
A shattering step forward in the sensual evolution of motion picture making
Overview
A detective narrates this story of police investigating three murders and discovering that their leads take them to the heart of a white slavery ring that is also in the drug trade. Men set up parties, invite young women, and then drug them, kidnap them, and sell them off to brothels.

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Directed by
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Joël Barbouth, Emilie Benoît, Willy Braque
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Bastid
Written by
Christian Sarramia, Chris Pentel
Starring
Joël Barbouth, Emilie Benoît, Willy Braque, Pierre Cabanne, Beatrice Cenci, Jean Dumaine, José Diaz, Florence Giorgetti
Cinematography
Jean-Jacques Renon
Runtime
83 min
Country
France, Luxembourg
Languages
French

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