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House of Pleasures
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House of Pleasures

2011-09-21 · 126 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

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.

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Directors
Bertrand Bonello
Production companies
ARTE France Cinéma, Les Films du Lendemain, My New Picture
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Noémie LvovskyNoémie LvovskyMarie-France
Hafsia HerziHafsia HerziSamira
Céline SalletteCéline SalletteClotilde
Jasmine TrincaJasmine TrincaJulie
Adèle HaenelAdèle HaenelLéa
Alice BarnoleAlice BarnoleMadeleine
Iliana ZabethIliana ZabethPauline
Judith Lou LévyJudith Lou LévyProstitute
Pauline JacquardPauline JacquardProstitute
Anaïs ThomasProstitute
Maïa SandozMaïa SandozProstitute
Joanna GrudzinskaProstitute
Esther GarrelEsther GarrelProstitute
Xavier BeauvoisXavier BeauvoisJacques
Louis-Do de LencquesaingLouis-Do de LencquesaingMichaux
Jacques NolotJacques NolotMaurice
Laurent LacotteSadistic customer
Pierre LéonPierre LéonCustomer
Jean-Baptiste VerquinCustomer
Michel Peteau

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