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Le Plaisir (1952)

Directed by Max Ophüls · 97 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance

28.0 TOPICAL score · #3,731 of 6,776 films

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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.

Le Plaisir (1952, directed by Max Ophüls) has a TOPICAL score of 28.0 - ranked 3,731 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (141 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages.

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Critics74
Audience58
Awards42
Historical impact16
Lasting engagement20
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Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Claude Dauphin, Gaby Morlay, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette Leclerc

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