# House of Pleasures (2011)

> An exquisitely mournful portrait of women living, working, and enduring inside a Parisian brothel at the edge of disappearance.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/59959

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Bertrand Bonello
- Cast: Noémie Lvovsky, Hafsia Herzi, Céline Sallette, Jasmine Trinca, Adèle Haenel, Alice Barnole, Iliana Zabeth, Judith Lou Lévy
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1660379/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, oppressive, sensual, arthouse film night, french cinema evening

## Synopsis

Step into the hidden world of early 20th-century Paris, where desire and despair intertwine.

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