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?