Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 29, 1952

Three stories about the 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 Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.

Le Plaisir

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 29, 1952

Le Plaisir
Three stories about the 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 Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC), Stera Films, C.C.F.C
Original title Le Plaisir
Directors Max Ophüls
Writers Jacques Natanson, Guy de Maupassant, Max Ophüls

Cast

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

Danielle Darrieux

as Madame Rosa

Pierre Brasseur

as Julien Ledentu

Jean Gabin

as Joseph Rivet

Jean Servais

as l'ami de Jean

Daniel Gélin

as Jean

Simone Simon

as Joséphine

Philippe de Chérisey

as Frédéric

Paul Azaïs

as Le patron du bal

Antoine Balpêtré

as Monsieur Poulain

René Blancard

as Le maire

Henri Crémieux

as Monsieur Pimpesse

Gaby Bruyère

as Frimousse

Mathilde Casadesus

as Madame Louise dite Cocotte

Arthur Devère

as Le contrôleur du train

Paulette Dubost

as Madame Fernande

Jean Galland

as Ambroise

Jocelyne Jany

as La petite Constance Rivet

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

Peter Ustinov

as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)

Adolf Wohlbrück

as Narrator, German version