Le Plaisir (1952)
Le plaisir
97 min
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.
- Release date
- February 29, 1952
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Claude Dauphin as Le docteur (segment: Le Masque)
- Gaby Morlay as Denise - la femme d"Ambroise (segment: Le Masque)
- Madeleine Renaud as Julia Tellier (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Ginette Leclerc as Madame Flora dite Balançoire (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Mila Parély as Madame Raphaële (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Danielle Darrieux as Madame Rosa (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Pierre Brasseur as Julien Ledentu - Le commis-voyageur (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Jean Gabin as Joseph Rivet (segment: La Maison Tellier)
- Jean Servais as L'ami de Jean
- Daniel Gélin as Jean
- Simone Simon as Joséphine - le modèle (segment: Le Modèle)
- Amédée as Frédéric
- Paul Azaïs as Le patron du bal
- Antoine Balpêtré as Monsieur Poulain
- René Blancard as Le maire
- Henri Crémieux as Monsieur Pimpesse
- Mathilde Casadesus as Madame Louise dite Cocotte
- Arthur Devère as Le contrôleur du train
- Paulette Dubost as Madame Fernande
- Jean Galland as Ambroise
- Robert Lombard as Monsieur Philippe
- Héléna Manson as Marie Rivet
- Marcel Pérès as Monsieur Duvert
- Jean Meyer as Monsieur Dupuis
- Louis Seigner as Monsieur Tourneveau
- Michel Vadet as Le marin
- Janine Viénot as La poule du docteur
- Charles Vissières as Le vieux normand dans le train
- Jean Servais as La voix de Maupassant (segment: Le Modèle)
Crew
- Max Ophüls · Director
- Guy de Maupassant · Writer
- Jacques Natanson · Writer
- Max Ophüls · Writer
- Édouard Harispuru · Producer
- Joe Hajos · Composer
- Philippe Agostini · Cinematographer
- Christian Matras · Cinematographer
- Léonide Azar · Editor
- Jean d'Eaubonne · Production designer