House of Tolerance
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House of Tolerance (L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close, also known as House of Pleasures), is 2011 French drama film directed by Bertrand Bonello, starring Céline Sallette, Hafsia Herzi, Jasmine Trinca, Adèle Haenel, Alice Barnole, Iliana Zabeth and Noémie Lvovsky. The film premiered In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
The story is set in a luxurious Parisian brothel (a maison close, like Le Chabanais) in the dawning of the 20th century and follows the closeted life of a group of prostitutes: their rivalries, their hopes, their fears, their pleasures, their pains...
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Cast
- Céline Sallette as Clotilde "Nice thighs"
- Hafsia Herzi as Samira "the Algerian"
- Jasmine Trinca as Julie "Caca"
- Adèle Haenel as Léa "the Doll"
- Alice Barnole as Madeleine "the Jew"
- Iliana Zabeth as Pauline "the Little one"
- Noémie Lvovsky as Marie-France, the madam
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Michaud, a client
- Xavier Beauvois as Jacques, a client
- Jacques Nolot as Maurice, a client
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