Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

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Release Date

2/29/1952

Runtime

97 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A delicate triptych exploring how pleasure and desire persist even as time and mortality close in. Each story finds both comedy and poignancy in human longing, whether for youth, innocence, or connection.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulRomanticMelancholic

Themes

LoveMortalityMemoryArt and creation

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Anthology

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