Le plaisir
ComedyDramaRomance
Three short stories about pleasure.
Director
Max Ophüls
Writers
Guy de Maupassant, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls
Stars
Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon
Release Date
May 19, 1954
Language
French, English
Country
France
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Nominations
💬 26
Reviews
📋 9.7K
Watchlists
🎭 Top Cast
Jean Gabin
as Joseph Rivet
Danielle Darrieux
as Madame Rosa
Simone Simon
as Joséphine - le modèle
Claude Dauphin
as Le docteur
Gaby Morlay
as Denise - la femme d"Ambroise
Madeleine Renaud
as Julia Tellier
Ginette Leclerc
as Madame Flora dite Balançoire
Mila Parély
as Madame Raphaële
Pierre Brasseur
as Julien Ledentu - Le commis-voyageur
Jean Servais
as L'ami de Jean
💰 Box Office
$2,097
Worldwide Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Clécy, Calvados, France
Production
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Stera Films
🏷️ Keywords
based on short storiesmonoclefrancepleasureomnibus
🎯 Categories
FrenchPeriod DramaComedyDramaRomance
⭐ Featured Review
Decent, and worth seeing
"Three tales from Guy de Maupassant are presented: The Mask, The Tellier House, and The Model, all of which were published in 'The Necklace and Other Tales' in 2003, and are probably in many other such collections of his short stories. The film adaptation is beautifully shot, includes some fine star power (Simone Simon, Jean Gabin, and Danielle Darrieux), and for the most part faithful to the stories, though there is some unfortunate softening. I have to say, the selection is not the greatest, as the first and last stories are just average works, and they're also both less than e..."
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📖 Synopsis
Three short stories about pleasure.