House of Pleasures ( House of Tolerance / L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) )
In this lush, atmospheric look at the final days of an elegant, turn-of-the-century brothel, we go inside the cloistered walls of LApollonide to meet the Madam, her elite clientele, and some dozen girls veterans and newcomers, romantics and cynics, schemers and innocents. Upending the period drama with split screens, time shifts and a modern soundtrack, this is a provocative and beautiful film about the worlds oldest profession and an exploration of how the past is remembered.
Year: 2011
Genre: Drama, French Cinema, Sensual or Erotic Films
Country: France
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Noemie Lvovsky, Xavier Beauvois, Adele Haenel, Jasmine Trinca, Celine Sallette
Duration: 120 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Sadistic violence, drug use, offensive language, sex scenes
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (France)
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