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Kommienesuzpadt
21Feb12
This really is a triptych: two shorter--though no less sumptuous and thrilling--tales framing one longer, brilliant tale about le plaisir. It helps if you've read any Maupassant before, though that certainly isn't a requirement to enjoy this gorgeous, flamboyant film. Danielle Darrieux is one of the most beautiful women ever to grace the silver screen.
Francisco R.
17Nov11
Anthologies on film have never been my cup of tea, and no matter how proficient Ophüls may be with his camera it didn't make the experience any more enjoyable for me, still, I thought it was pretty good considering the time it was made.
IA
6May10
Some of Ophuls' most flamboyant camera work, but partly at the expense of story, as in the grossly flashy climax shot of "The Model." Ophuls has been praised for supposedly transcending Maupassant's cynicism, but what some interpret as cynicism is really a refusal of sentiment in place of astringent irony. Ophuls' adaptation sometimes hides in its technique and soft-pedals Maupassant's irony by sentimentalizing the characters.
Robert W Peabody III
29Oct09
Le Plaisir 1952 DIR Max Ophuls 97 Min _....harmony of minds, temperament, and humor_
Christiane
27May09
LE PLAISIR is the masterpiece of Max Ophuls. It has all the ingredients of his style: elegant camera travellings, beautiful lightning, convincing actors. In this film his art is at his best. There are so many unforgettable images, f.e. the meadow where the prostitutes stop and collect flowers. It is a meadow like in a fairy tale. Every flower was put in its place to produce this wonderful image.