This movie has three stories taken from three tales by the famous French writer Guy De Maupassant. They are all about pleasure though in different aspects. The first one is related to the old age of someone who tries to seem young and disguises himself and goes to a public ball to dance with girls. The second one is related to the contrast between purity and debauch showing a visit that a group of whores does to a village where the niece of their mistress is having first communion. These are the more or less merry ones. The sad one is the third that tells the dramatic story of two lovers when the man stops (or it seems so) loving his woman partner which brings a conflict in which the woman even threatens the man saying that she will commit suicide if he leaves her, which she tries and escaping with permanent broken legs thus succeeds in having him marrying her.
The movie is very good chiefly by the excellent performance of all actors and actresses and efficiency of the portrayed scenes in a 19th century atmosphere with its particular social views, behaviours and values.
Review of Le Plaisir
