Summary
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.
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Cast
Claude Dauphin
le docteur
Gaby Morlay
Denise - la femme d'Ambroise
Madeleine Renaud
Julia Tellier
Ginette Leclerc
Madame Flora dite Balançoire
Mila Parély
Madame Raphaële
Danielle Darrieux
Madame Rosa
Pierre Brasseur
Julien Ledentu
Jean Gabin
Joseph Rivet
Jean Servais
l'ami de Jean
Daniel Gélin
Jean
Simone Simon
Joséphine
Paul Azaïs
Le patron du bal
Antoine Balpêtré
Monsieur Poulain
René Blancard
Le maire
Henri Crémieux
Monsieur Pimpesse
Mathilde Casadesus
Madame Louise dite Cocotte
Paulette Dubost
Madame Fernande
Jean Galland
Ambroise
Robert Lombard
Monsieur Philippe
Héléna Manson
Marie Rivet
Marcel Pérès
Monsieur Duvert
Jean Meyer
Monsieur Dupuis
Louis Seigner
Monsieur Tourneveau
Charles Vissières
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Peter Ustinov
Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
Adolf Wohlbrück
Narrator, German version