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Drama
House of Pleasures (2011): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
House of Pleasures is a 2011 drama directed by Bertrand Bonello. It runs 2 hours 2 minutes and earned $1.4 million worldwide. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including FIPRESCI Special Presentations at the TIFF 2012. Critics gave it 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 2m (122 min)
- Director
- Bertrand Bonello
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Sundance Selects
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
The story
What Is House of Pleasures About?
The premise of House of Pleasures without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in 19th-century Paris, this story explores the complex relationships between a reserved doctor, a fervent artist, and a shrewd brothel owner. Their lives intertwine through narratives of love, betrayal, and longing, drawing inspiration from the celebrated short stories of Guy de Maupassant. The film delves into the desires and secrets that lie beneath the surface of a seemingly glamorous society.
House of Pleasures Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- brothel
- female full frontal nudity
- doggy style sex
- french prostitute
- copulation
- coitus
- lift skirt
- female rear nudity
- female nudity
- lifting up dress
- sex in bed
- woman in a bathtub
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- rear entry sex
- nude female painting
- sex with a masked man
- voyeurism
- debauchery
- lust
- speculum
- prostitution
- prostitute
- male full frontal nudity
- vaginal exam
- lingerie
- leg spreading
- gynecological exam
- object in vagina
- no panties
- female frontal nudity
- female removes her dress
- female removes her clothes
- female explicit nudity
- female pubic hair
- female topless nudity
- male nudity
- cunnilingus
- fellatio
- woman undresses
- female female kiss
- skinny dipping
- pubic hair
- scantily clad female
- nudity
- woman on all fours
- sex in a bathtub
- opium
- champagne bath
- venereal disease
- cutting one's mouth
- split screen
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Crew
The Director of House of Pleasures
Directed by Bertrand Bonello.
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Director Bertrand Bonello
From the director
More from Bertrand Bonello
More films directed by Bertrand Bonello, best-rated first: Zombi Child, The Beast, Nocturama and Coma.
Ratings
House of Pleasures Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave House of Pleasures 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and 75 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
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IMDb 6.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 80% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 85%
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Metacritic 75 Metascore
User score 7.6
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TMDB 66% User score
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Letterboxd 3.9 /5
238 ratings
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Plot
House of Pleasures Plot Summary
What happens in House of Pleasures from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
This claustrophobic film, also known as L’Apollonide Souvenirs de la maison close, provides a candid and unexploited portrayal of life in an elegant Parisian brothel during the years 1899 and 1900. It powerfully illustrates that la belle époque was not as beautiful for the women as it was for their affluent patrons, even though it might have been preferable to wandering the streets or toiling in a sweatshop.
Full summary
The whole story of House of Pleasures, scene by scene
Box office
House of Pleasures Box Office
House of Pleasures grossed $1.4 million worldwide. $19,327 came from the US and Canada and $1.4 million (99%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$1.4M
- US & Canada
- $19.3K
- International
- $1.4M
US & Canada 1%
Rest of the world 99%
Awards
House of Pleasures Awards & Nominations
House of Pleasures won 1 award from 1 nomination, including FIPRESCI Special Presentations at the TIFF 2012.
1 win1 nomination1 ceremony
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TIFF 2012 1 win · 1 nomination- Won FIPRESCI Special Presentations – François Ozon
Videos
House of Pleasures Trailers & Videos
The trailer of House of Pleasures.
Quiz
How Well Do You Know House of Pleasures?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Details
House of Pleasures Also Known As
29 alternative titles, including “House of Tolerance” and “Casa de tolerancia”.
- Also known as
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- House of Tolerance
- Casa de tolerancia
- Casa de placeres
- 라폴로니드: 관용의 집
- Souvenirs de la maison close
- Haus der Sunde
- L'Apollonide Recuerdos del burdel
- L'Apollonide: Os Amores da Casa de Tolerância
- Tolerancijos namai
- Apollonide - Memórias de Um Bordel
- 하우스 오브 톨러런스
- 관용의 집
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- メゾン～ある娼館の記憶～
- L'APOLLONIDEメゾン ある娼館
- メゾン ある娼館の記憶
- 巴黎妓院回忆录
- 巴黎青楼回忆录
- Apollonide – Memórias de um Bordel
- Дом терпимости
- Haus der Sünde
- Bordélyház
- 妓院里的回忆
- Къща на удоволствията
- Спогади про бордель
- 巴黎妓院回憶錄
- Apollonide. Zza okien domu publicznego
- Οίκος Ανοχής
- Nevěstinec
- L'apollonide - Souvenirs dalla casa chiusa chiusa
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FAQ
House of Pleasures FAQ: Box Office, Awards & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, awards, post-credit scenes and language of House of Pleasures, each answered in a sentence.
How long is House of Pleasures?
House of Pleasures runs 2 hours 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was House of Pleasures released?
House of Pleasures was released on November 25, 2011.
Who directed House of Pleasures?
House of Pleasures was directed by Bertrand Bonello.
More films by Bertrand Bonello How much did House of Pleasures make at the box office?
House of Pleasures grossed $1.4 million worldwide ($19,327 domestic, $1.4 million international).
How is House of Pleasures rated?
House of Pleasures has 6.7/10 on IMDb, 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.
What awards did House of Pleasures win?
House of Pleasures won 1 award from 1 nomination, including FIPRESCI Special Presentations at the TIFF 2012.
Does House of Pleasures have a post-credit scene?
No. House of Pleasures has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is House of Pleasures in?
The original language of House of Pleasures is French.
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