House of Pleasures
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.
- 6.5
- 2011
- Released
- 2h 6m
Noémie Lvovsky
Marie-France
Hafsia Herzi
Samira
Céline Sallette
Clotilde
Jasmine Trinca
Julie
Adèle Haenel
Léa
Alice Barnole
Madeleine
Iliana Zabeth
Pauline
Pauline Jacquard
Prostitute
Anaïs Thomas
Prostitute
Esther Garrel
Prostitute
Xavier Beauvois
Jacques
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Michaux
Jacques Nolot
MauriceLaurent Lacotte
Sadistic customer
Pierre Léon
CustomerJean-Baptiste Verquin
CustomerMichel Peteau
Marcelo Teles
Guillaume Verdier
Paul Moulin
Henry Lvovsky
Paolo Mattei
Marie-France's son
Fred Epaud
Ghislain de Fonclare
Daniel Doebbels
Andre Lamorthe
Chad Gomis
Chloe Rouaud
Louisa Lacroix
Bernard Fonty
DoctorNatalia Tintore
Salon BourgeoisAudrey Perronier
Salon BourgeoisMarie Seznec
Salon Bourgeois
Pascale Geille
Salon BourgeoisWilliam Pesson
Salon Bourgeois
Antonia Buresi
Salon Bourgeois
Ewa Kasp
Boulevard PeripheriqueRufine Duclos
Boulevard PeripheriqueJing Wang
Boulevard PeripheriqueYann Yang Yang
Boulevard Peripherique
Released
fr
- #paris, france
- #brothel
- #eroticism
- #sexual fantasy
- #sexual humiliation
- #prostitution
- #sexual desire
- #sexual favor
- #sexual exploration
- #sexual experimentation
- #sexual relationship
- #sexual attitudes
- #sexual discovery
- #sexual education
Reviews
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 Champagn