Le plaisir film de max ophuls

In one of the impressive set of extras that come with the second sight dvd of max ophuls 1952 film, le plaisir, an admittedly fairly obscure french film director refers to the qualities that ophuls brought to his films as indescribable and, although the film makers triptych of maupassant short stories is another lush, innovative. He began his career as a stage actor and director in the golden twenties. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video. Im delighted to speak to you in the dark, as if seated right beside youand perhaps i am, seductively drawls the narrator opening max ophuls le plaisir. Director max ophuls was born max oppenheimer in saarbrucken, germany. Following a brief, less successful stint in hollywood and a period of fighting with the allies in north africa during world war ii, gabin saw his film career slow down, and he appeared mostly in supporting roles for a while including in ophulss le plaisir. There would probably be a film by max ophuls in my best 10 movies of all time, let alone my best 100. Jan 22, 2009 im delighted to speak to you in the dark, as if seated right beside youand perhaps i am, seductively drawls the narrator opening max ophuls le plaisir. And the film believes it, even though as he speaks the glimpses of children. In this piece, created in 2008, film scholar jeanpierre berthome discusses ophulss original script, in which a different short story, pauls mistress, makes up the third episode in place of the model.

In one of the impressive set of extras that come with the second sight dvd of max ophuls 1952 film, le plaisir, an admittedly fairly obscure french film director refers to the qualities that ophuls brought to his films as indescribable and, although the film makers triptych of maupassant short stories is another lush, innovative visual experience narrated in ironic and evocative. Max ophuls celebrity profile check out the latest max ophuls photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. To start with the absolute least of his achievements in plaisir, ophuls has created a superb anthology film, something which is notoriously hard to do. It has at last reemerged on dvd, a fine release from criterion now joining second sights u. Together they can easily be read as what price needs to be paid by the guilty pleasures of life. Max ophulss le plaisir 1952 has been out of circulation for much too long. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women pleasure and youth. He made nearly 30 films, the latter ones being especially notable. After a very brief respite in order to gather some thoughts and allow the recollections of this film to simmer in my mind, ive come to the conclusion that this is my favorite by max ophuls. Ophuls is one of those directors whose works i admire rather than enjoy.

With jean gabin, danielle darrieux, simone simon, claude dauphin. Roving with his dazzlingly mobile camera around the decadent ballrooms, bucolic countryside retreats, urban bordellos, and painters studios of late nineteenthcentury french life, max ophuls brings his astonishing visual. Not only that but i also hold the opinion that it is in le plaisir that his cinematic prowess in visual language comes to a pinnacle. Edouard harispuru, compagnie commerciale francaise cinematographique, stera films. Gaby morlay, madeleine renaud, jean gabin, daniel gelin. Following a brief, less successful stint in hollywood and a period of fighting with the allies in north africa during world war ii, gabin saw his film career slow down, and he appeared mostly in supporting roles for a while including in ophuls s le plaisir. Its hard to know where to begin singing the praises of le plaisir, one of the quartet of late masterpieces that capped the career of its brilliant and insightful director, max ophuls. Its appearance ends a deprivation and is an occasion of joy. Avec claude dauphin, gaby morlay, jean galland, madeleine renaud, ginette leclerc.

Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 3. Ophuls second french film following his return from the usa was adapted from three stories by maupassant. He worked in cities such as stuttgart, dortmund, wuppertal, vienna, frankfurt, breslau and berlin. Max ophuls harnesses three maupassant short stories to suit his artistic purposes in le plaisir house of pleasure. Max ophuls le plaisir 1952 le plaisir film francais comedie dramatique. Il nous conte trois histoires qui tournent autour du meme theme. Since 1984, weve dedicated ourselves to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions of the highest technical quality. Roving with his dazzlingly mobile camera around the decadent ballrooms. Le plaisir vu par max ophuls newstrum notes sur le cinema.

He was credited as max opuls on several of his american films, including the reckless moment, caught, letter from an unknown woman, and the exile. Max ophuls films on bluray, dvd, and streaming the. Whilst pleasure is easy to come by, the film argues, happiness is a much rarer jewel which few have the privilege to possess. In 1929 his son marcel ophuls was born in frankfurt, germany.