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Drama

House of Pleasures

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The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days. In this closed world, where some men fall in love and others become viciously harmful, the women share their secrets, their fears, their joys and their pains.

Release Date : 2011-09-21

Language :FrenchSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ARTE France CinémaLes Films du LendemainMy New Picture

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : House of ToleranceHouse of Pleasures

Cast

Noémie Lvovsky

Character Name : Marie-France

Original Name : Noémie Lvovsky

Gender : Female

Hafsia Herzi

Character Name : Samira

Original Name : Hafsia Herzi

Gender : Female

Céline Sallette

Character Name : Clotilde

Original Name : Céline Sallette

Gender : Female

Jasmine Trinca

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Jasmine Trinca

Gender : Female

Adèle Haenel

Character Name : Léa

Original Name : Adèle Haenel

Gender : Female

Alice Barnole

Character Name : Madeleine

Original Name : Alice Barnole

Gender : Female

Iliana Zabeth

Character Name : Pauline

Original Name : Iliana Zabeth

Gender : Female

Judith Lou Lévy

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Judith Lou Lévy

Gender : Female

Pauline Jacquard

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Pauline Jacquard

Gender : Female

Anaïs Thomas

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Anaïs Thomas

Gender : Female

Maïa Sandoz

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Maïa Sandoz

Gender : Female

Joanna Grudzinska

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Joanna Grudzinska

Gender : Female

Esther Garrel

Character Name : Prostitute

Original Name : Esther Garrel

Gender : Female

Xavier Beauvois

Character Name : Jacques

Original Name : Xavier Beauvois

Gender : Male

Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Character Name : Michaux

Original Name : Louis-Do de Lencquesaing

Gender : Male

Jacques Nolot

Character Name : Maurice

Original Name : Jacques Nolot

Gender : Male

Laurent Lacotte

Character Name : Sadistic customer

Original Name : Laurent Lacotte

Gender : Male

Pierre Léon

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Pierre Léon

Gender : Male

Jean-Baptiste Verquin

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Jean-Baptiste Verquin

Gender : Male

Michel Peteau

Character Name :

Original Name : Michel Peteau

Gender : Male

Marcelo Teles

Character Name :

Original Name : Marcelo Teles

Gender : Male

Guillaume Verdier

Character Name :

Original Name : Guillaume Verdier

Gender : Male

Justin Taurand

Character Name :

Original Name : Justin Taurand

Gender : Male

Damien Odoul

Character Name :

Original Name : Damien Odoul

Gender : Male

Paul Moulin

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Moulin

Gender : Male

Henry Lvovsky

Character Name :

Original Name : Henry Lvovsky

Gender : Male

Paolo Mattei

Character Name : Marie-France's son

Original Name : Paolo Mattei

Gender : Male

Fred Epaud

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred Epaud

Gender : Male

François Magal

Character Name :

Original Name : François Magal

Gender : Male

Ghislain de Fonclare

Character Name :

Original Name : Ghislain de Fonclare

Gender : Male

Daniel Doebbels

Character Name :

Original Name : Daniel Doebbels

Gender : Male

Andre Lamorthe

Character Name :

Original Name : Andre Lamorthe

Gender : Male

Chad Gomis

Character Name :

Original Name : Chad Gomis

Gender : Male

Chloe Rouaud

Character Name :

Original Name : Chloe Rouaud

Gender : Male

Louisa Lacroix

Character Name :

Original Name : Louisa Lacroix

Gender : Male

Bernard Fonty

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Bernard Fonty

Gender : Male

Anaïs Romand

Character Name : Libertine

Original Name : Anaïs Romand

Gender : Female

Natalia Tintore

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Natalia Tintore

Gender : Male

Audrey Perronier

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Audrey Perronier

Gender : Male

Marie Seznec

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Marie Seznec

Gender : Male

Pascale Geille

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Pascale Geille

Gender : Female

Vincent Dieutre

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Vincent Dieutre

Gender : Male

William Pesson

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : William Pesson

Gender : Male

Lucie Borleteau

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Lucie Borleteau

Gender : Female

Antonia Buresi

Character Name : Salon Bourgeois

Original Name : Antonia Buresi

Gender : Female

Ewa Kasp

Character Name : Boulevard Peripherique

Original Name : Ewa Kasp

Gender : Female

Rufine Duclos

Character Name : Boulevard Peripherique

Original Name : Rufine Duclos

Gender : Male

Jing Wang

Character Name : Boulevard Peripherique

Original Name : Jing Wang

Gender : Female

Yann Yang Yang

Character Name : Boulevard Peripherique

Original Name : Yann Yang Yang

Gender : Male

Pascale Ferran

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Pascale Ferran

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-19

Though utterly depressing pretty much from start to finish, this is still a compelling film to watch as we follow a group of girls who are caught up in the most vicious of circles. They all work for "Madame Marie-France" (Noémie Lvovsky) in her slightly upmarket, but now fairly jaded, brothel. It's not just a "knocking shop" - the girls are expected to entertain their guests, to chat, sip Champagne and indulge their paymasters in anything they want. It's a dangerous way of life for these women. They are mired in debt - a debt their hostess ensures never shrinks, how ever much they earn. Some of their clients are benign, even generous - but most are there to treat them as disposable commodities. There's no star as such, each actor has a moment in the sun as we deal with abortion, addiction, violence and even the odd rather naive degree of optimism as "Clotilde" (Céline Sallette), "Julie" (Jasmine Trinca" and "Samira" (Hafsia Herzi) show us just what slavery with gossamer chains looks like. The pace might be a little slow at times, it is prone to a little repetition and the constant stream of (exclusively female) nudity does start to lose it's potency and look a little gratuitous after about an hour; but as a plausible observation of the hopeful amidst hopelessness at a time and in a city where nobody cared much for their plight, this is an engaging story that cleverly mixes up it's narrative with some poignant dialogue and strong performances.