Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

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1952
1h 37m
7.5(131 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

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.

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32 members
Acting

Claude Dauphin

le docteur

Claude Dauphin
Acting

Gaby Morlay

Denise - la femme d'Ambroise

Gaby Morlay
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Madeleine Renaud

Julia Tellier

Madeleine Renaud
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Ginette Leclerc

Madame Flora dite Balançoire

Ginette Leclerc
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Mila Parély

Madame Raphaële

Mila Parély
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Danielle Darrieux

Madame Rosa

Danielle Darrieux
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Pierre Brasseur

Julien Ledentu

Pierre Brasseur
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Jean Gabin

Joseph Rivet

Jean Gabin
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Jean Servais

l'ami de Jean

Jean Servais
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Daniel Gélin

Jean

Daniel Gélin
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Simone Simon

Joséphine

Simone Simon
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Philippe de Chérisey

Frédéric

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Paul Azaïs

Le patron du bal

Paul Azaïs
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Antoine Balpêtré

Monsieur Poulain

Antoine Balpêtré
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René Blancard

Le maire

René Blancard
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Henri Crémieux

Monsieur Pimpesse

Henri Crémieux
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Gaby Bruyère

Frimousse

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Mathilde Casadesus

Madame Louise dite Cocotte

Mathilde Casadesus
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Arthur Devère

Le contrôleur du train

Arthur Devère
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Paulette Dubost

Madame Fernande

Paulette Dubost
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Jean Galland

Ambroise

Jean Galland
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Jocelyne Jany

La petite Constance Rivet

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Robert Lombard

Monsieur Philippe

Robert Lombard
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Héléna Manson

Marie Rivet

Héléna Manson
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Marcel Pérès

Monsieur Duvert

Marcel Pérès
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Jean Meyer

Monsieur Dupuis

Jean Meyer
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Louis Seigner

Monsieur Tourneveau

Louis Seigner
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Michel Vadet

Le marin

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Janine Viénot

La poule du docteur

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Charles Vissières

Le vieux normand dans le train

Charles Vissières
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Peter Ustinov

Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)

Peter Ustinov
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Adolf Wohlbrück

Narrator, German version

Adolf Wohlbrück

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