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Le plaisir = Pleasure / Columbia Films S.A. présente une production C.C.F.C., E. Harispuru, producteur délégué et Stera Film ; un film de Max Ophüls d'après trois contes de Guy de Maupassant ; adaptation de Jacques Natanson et Max Ophüls.
LIBRA DVD/PAL 010 752
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893, author.
- Series:
- Max Ophuls collection
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893--Film adaptations.
- Maupassant, Guy de.
- Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893.
- Happiness--Drama.
- Happiness.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Pleasure
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Second Sight, [2006?]
- Language Note:
- French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD; PAL; Region 2; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby
- PAL
- video file
- DVD video
- region 2
- Summary:
- "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.com
- Participant:
- Claude Dauphin, Gaby Morlay, Daniel Gélin, Jean Servais, Simone Simon, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette LeClerc, Pierre Brasseur, Jean Gabin.
- Credits:
- Cinematography by Christian Matras and Philippe Agostini ; editor, Léonide Arar ; music by Joe Hayos.
- Notes:
- Based on the stories of Guy de Maupassant.
- Originally released in 1952.
- Aspect ratio 4:3.
- Special features: A journey through Le plaisir ; Introduction by Todd Haynes ; Moments from Le plaisir-- a photographic short story ; From script to screen by Jean-Pierre Berthomé.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel P. Orlando Fund.
- OCLC:
- 74812615
- Publisher Number:
- VFC16277 Second Sight
- 2NDVD 3107 Second Sight
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