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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...
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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...
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