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"Le Plaisir"
("House of Pleasure")
1952
Directed by Max Ophuls

Max Ophuls' ironic, humorous trilogy of De Maupassant short stories stars some of France's greatest stars (Simone Simon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Gabin, Jean Servais, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette Leclerc, Pierre Brasseur). The three tales are Le Masque, in which an old man rediscovers his youth by wearing a mask; La Maison Telllier, in which a group of prostitutes go on an annual holiday trip to the country; and La Modele, in which an artist who makes mistresses out of his models marries one when she cripples herself while trying to commit suicide. French with English subtitles. 97 minutes.