Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 09/16/2008
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Criterion
The works of
Guy de Maupassant have likely been adapted by more French filmmakers than those of any other author (with the possible exception of
Georges Simenon).
Max Ophuls harnesses three
Maupassant short stories to suit his artistic purposes in
Le Plaisir (
House of Pleasure). In "The Mask," an aging lothario (
Jean Galland) learns more about himself than he cares to when he dons a mask to cover his wrinkles. In "The House of Madame Tellier," the proprietress of a brothel (
Madeline Renaud) closes up shop one day for an unusual (for her) personal mission. And in "The Model," both the title character (
Simone Simon) and her artist-lover (
Daniel Gelin) pay the price for her romantic impulsiveness. Each of the playlets in
Le Plaisir explore conflicting sides of human nature -- a theme common to both the works of
Maupassant and the films of
Ophuls.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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