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House of Pleasures

2011 · 126 min

A slow, immersive plunge into a fading world of women, where beauty and cruelty sit side by side and the atmosphere lingers long after.

Overview
The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days. In this closed world, where some men fall in love and others become viciously harmful, the women share their secrets, their fears, their joys and their pains.
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • sexuality
  • power
  • class
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
Bertrand Bonello
Written by
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Starring
Noémie Lvovsky, Hafsia Herzi, Céline Sallette, Jasmine Trinca, Adèle Haenel, Alice Barnole, Iliana Zabeth, Judith Lou Lévy
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
126 min
Country
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Languages
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