HOUSE OF PLEASURES

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Fri, Feb 10th at 6:00pm
Sat, Feb 11th at 3:00pm
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Chicago premiere!

  1. HOUSE OF PLEASURES
  1. (aka HOUSE OF TOLERANCE)
  2. (L’APOLLONIDE: SOUVENIRS DE LA MAISON CLOSE)
  3. 2011, Bertrand Bonello, France, 122 min.
  4. With Noémie Lvovsky, Hafsia Herzi

“Hypnotic…sumptuously photographed.”
—Stephen Holden, The New York Times

"The scandal of Cannes...a breathtaking immersion in Parisian brothel life circa 1900."
—Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out Chicago

Sisterhood is the poignant underlying theme of this richly evoked historical drama set during the final gilded months of L’Apollonide, a Parisian brothel catering to a wealthy clientele. In its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, director Bonello’s anachronistic approach caused comment, but his meticulous faithfulness to the décor and costume of the period prevail, making his film a treat for the eyes. Two key events are central to the evolving story: the arrival of a 16-year-old farm girl from the countryside, and the brutal knife attack on one of the most beautiful of the courtesans by her patron. In French with English subtitles. HDCAM video. (BS)

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