Le Plaisir [House of Pleasure]
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1952. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film, showing director Max Ophuls with a camera crew, filming a scene with actor Jean Gabin, who appears in the episode "La Maison Tellier."
Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" (1889), "La Maison Tellier" (1881), and "Le Modele" (1883). An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions.
Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados, France.
7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.
Criterion Collection 444.
[Book #149919]
Price: $275.00
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