Le Plaisir

Following the success of LA RONDE, Max Ophuls decided to adapt three stories by Guy de Maupassant for this picture, which was released in France in 1952. The first of the stories, "The Mask," concerns an aging roue who, with his wife's compliance, wears a mask to a dance hall in order to hide his wrinkles. The second story, "The House Of Madame Tellier," has Renaud closing her brothel, so she and her girls can go to their niece's first communion. The final episode, "The Model," has Simon, a model in love with a painter, throw herself from a window to express her love. The painter marries the girl and devotes his life to her care since she has crippled herself. Ophu...