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House of Pleasures (2011)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Bertrand Bonello

Synopsis

A young woman begins a new life at the Apollonide bordello, a high-class brothel in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.

Actors

Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie Lvovsky
Marie-France
Hafsia Herzi
Hafsia Herzi
Samira
Céline Sallette
Céline Sallette
Clotilde
Jasmine Trinca
Jasmine Trinca
Julie
Adèle Haenel
Adèle Haenel
Léa
Alice Barnole
Alice Barnole
Madeleine
Iliana Zabeth
Iliana Zabeth
Pauline
Judith Lou Lévy
Judith Lou Lévy
Pauline Jacquard
Pauline Jacquard
Anaïs Thomas
Anaïs Thomas
Maïa Sandoz
Maïa Sandoz
Joanna Grudzinska
Joanna Grudzinska
Esther Garrel
Esther Garrel
A prostitute
Xavier Beauvois
Xavier Beauvois
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Jacques Nolot
Jacques Nolot
Laurent Lacotte
Laurent Lacotte
Pierre Léon
Pierre Léon
Jean-Baptiste Verquin
Jean-Baptiste Verquin
Michel Peteau
Michel Peteau
Marcelo Teles
Marcelo Teles
Guillaume Verdier
Guillaume Verdier
Justin Taurand
Justin Taurand
Damien Odoul
Damien Odoul
Paul Moulin
Paul Moulin
Henry Lvovsky
Henry Lvovsky
Paolo Mattei
Paolo Mattei
Fred Epaud
Fred Epaud
François Magal
François Magal
Ghislain de Fonclare
Ghislain de Fonclare
Daniel Doebbels
Daniel Doebbels
Andre Lamorthe
Andre Lamorthe
Chad Gomis
Chad Gomis
Chloe Rouaud
Chloe Rouaud
Louisa Lacroix
Louisa Lacroix
Bernard Fonty
Bernard Fonty
Anaïs Romand
Anaïs Romand
Natalia Tintore
Natalia Tintore
Salon bourgeois
Audrey Perronier
Audrey Perronier
Salon bourgeois
Marie Seznec
Marie Seznec
Salon bourgeois
Pascale Geille
Pascale Geille
Salon bourgeois (as Lou Geille)
Vincent Dieutre
Vincent Dieutre
Salon bourgeois
William Pesson
William Pesson
Salon bourgeois
Lucie Borleteau
Lucie Borleteau
Salon bourgeois
Antonia Buresi
Antonia Buresi
Salon bourgeois
Ewa Placzynska
Ewa Placzynska
Boulevard peripherique
Rufine Duclos
Rufine Duclos
Boulevard peripherique
Jing Wang
Jing Wang
Boulevard peripherique
Yann Yang Yang
Yann Yang Yang
Boulevard peripherique
Pascale Ferran
Pascale Ferran
(voice)

Crews

Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello
Director
Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello
Writer
Josée Deshaies
Josée Deshaies
Director of Photography
Fabrice Rouaud
Fabrice Rouaud
Editor
Alain Guffroy
Alain Guffroy
Production Design
Judith Lou Lévy
Judith Lou Lévy
Casting
Richard Rosseau
Richard Rosseau
Casting
Joanna Grudzinska
Joanna Grudzinska
Casting

Trailers and other movies

HOUSE OF PLEASURES Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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