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The House of Pleasure

1994 · 81 min

A slow, sensual drama where desire and hidden money games keep you quietly uneasy and guessing.

Overview: Lord Gregory Hutton takes his beautiful young wife Eleanore on a business trip to the Far East for their honeymoon. They stay at the house of Lin, a young local owner of a silk farm and fashion factory whose father only recently died. Lady Eleanor finds herself attracted to Lin and soon is tempted by his advances. But it is not all as it seems. Lord Gregory seems more and more indifferent, and Lady Eleanor starts to get confused. Money is in the game.

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
deception
betrayal
love
power
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Joe D'Amato
Starring: Irina Kramer, Nick Nicholson, Marc Gosálvez, Liezl Santos
Music: Piero Montanari
Cinematography: Joe D'Amato
Runtime: 81 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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