Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux

  • Born: 1917-5-1
  • Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m)
  • Extended Reading
    • Janie 2022-05-10 23:06:44

      A finely crafted smoothness

      Le Plaisir, 1952, Max Ophüls (Joyful) Three stories based on three of Maupassant's novels: "Mask", an old man puts on the mask of a youth to go to a ball in order to regain his lost youth; "Dai Li" "Ye Chun Lou", a brothel owner leads a group of girls back to the countryside to attend her niece's...

    • Aryanna 2022-05-10 21:36:26

      three love stories

      The three separate Maupassant stories, connected by the narration of the storytelling, also show some connection. The narration is humorous and poetic.

      "Mask": love and happiness. The sad man dances and revels all night under the mask for indulging in the vain past of his youth, and the sad woman...

    Le Plaisir quotes

    • Denise - la femme d"Ambroise (segment "Le Masque"): All the smartest ladies asked for Ambroise.

      Le docteur (segment "Le Masque"): Ambroise?

      Denise - la femme d"Ambroise (segment "Le Masque"): That's him. They gave him a fortune in tips. They're all the same. When you like a man, they take him. It's so easy.

    • Narrator: [Introducing "La Maison Tellier"] Would you like something more cheerful and warm-hearted, even a bit bawdy? A fairy tale for grown ups?