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Pleasure Palace

1973 · 91 min

A slow-burning, uneasy romance set in a seedy photo shop, where tender moments are shadowed by exploitation and quiet menace.

Tagline
Model Agency, or Halfway House for Peeping Toms?
Overview
Love develops between a young woman employee and a customer at a very unusual photo shop, which invites men in to take pictures of naked women. When the store owner tries to use his photo shop to blackmail the young lovers, their united front thwarts him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Ed Hunt
Written by
Ed Hunt
Starring
Janice Duval, Nicky Fylan, Tom Celli, Art Roberts, Leta Lovespring, Susan Garret, Bree Cole, Vicky Gavereau
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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