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Le Plaisir

1952 · 97 min

A wistful, gently comic trio of tales that drifts along with elegant camera moves and a tender ache about youth, desire and loss.

Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Overview
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 Madame Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falls in love with his model - pleasure and death.

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Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • love
  • identity
  • death
  • faith
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written by
Jacques Natanson
Starring
Claude Dauphin, Gaby Morlay, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette Leclerc, Mila Parély, Danielle Darrieux, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Gabin
Music
Joe Hajos, Maurice Yvain
Cinematography
Christian Matras, Philippe Agostini
Runtime
97 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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