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House of Pleasures
Drama - 2011
6.8
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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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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
126 min
Release date:
21 Sep 2011
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 14 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Nothing in this film comes as a surprise, but Bonello's intent to show the place backstage as well as onstage is fulfilled and pertinent, even though the period setting gives the picture a curio air.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
19 Jun 2013
fresh:
It's about forcing us to think about people we never would otherwise and seeing their struggles and humanity.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar 2012
fresh:
What gives the film its haunting pull, as well as its feminist undercurrent, is the filmmaker's palpable compassion for these women.
– Jon Frosch,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar 2012
fresh:
No one, male or female, has any fun, but the men behave as if they do. They are all half-stupefied by the languor in which they drown.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
9 Feb 2012
fresh:
It emphasizes setting over character and plot; and it casts a mood that's both eerie and entrancing.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
9 Feb 2012
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