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Le Plaisir
Directed by Max Ophüls
1952•1h 37m•NR•★ 7.5
Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
Three Guy de Maupassant stories linked by the voiceover of the author exploring the fleeting nature of pleasure and happiness: an aging man in a mask at a masked ball, a Normandy brothel madame who closes shop to take her girls to her niece's country first communion, and a painter whose model jumps out a window. Max Ophüls' visual and technical summit of gliding crane shots starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMax Ophüls
WriterJacques Natanson
CinematographyPhilippe AgostiniChristian Matras
MusicJoe HajosMaurice Yvain
Principal Cast
Claude Dauphinle docteur
Gaby MorlayDenise - la femme d'Ambroise
Madeleine RenaudJulia Tellier
Ginette LeclercMadame Flora dite Balançoire
Mila ParélyMadame Raphaële
Danielle DarrieuxMadame Rosa
Pierre BrasseurJulien Ledentu
Jean GabinJoseph Rivet
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Runtime1h 37m (97 mins)
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DirectorMax Ophüls
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioCCFC • Stera Films
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