What is The Pleasure?
The film The Pleasure is a drama released in Italy in 1985 with a runtime of one hour and thirty-three minutes. Set in Italy in the early 1930s, the story follows an elderly aristocrat named Gerard, for whom the only remaining trace of the love of his life, Leonora, consists of a number of erotic tape recordings.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1985
- Release date
- Jul 31, 1985
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.1/10
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The film The Pleasure is a drama released in Italy in 1985 with a runtime of one hour and thirty-three minutes. Set in Italy in the early 1930s, the story follows an elderly aristocrat named Gerard, for whom the only remaining trace of the love of his life, Leonora, consists of a number of erotic tape recordings. Leonora had led a double life as a respectable wife and mother of two, as well as a whore at a local brothel. Following her death, her children, Ursula and Edmund, pass under Gerard's tutelage. Having not seen the children for many years, Gerard is bewildered by Ursula bearing an uncanny likeness to her mother. While Gerard's mistress, Fiorella, takes care of Edmund's sexual needs, Ursula follows the final instructions left by her mother, using the legacy in the process.
Should you watch it?
“An elderly aristocrat becomes obsessed with his deceased lover's uncanny lookalike daughter in 1930s Italy.”
- Explores a dramatic narrative set in early 1930s Italy involving an elderly aristocrat and his deceased lover's family.
- Features compelling character dynamics centered around the legacy left by a mother who led a double life.
- Includes a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.
- It carries an age restriction rating of VM18.
Watch it if you enjoy dramatic films exploring complex family legacies and historical settings.
The film features a dramatic tone and pacing typical of a 1985 drama, and carries a VM18 rating making it suitable only for mature audiences.
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Is The Pleasure (1985) worth watching?
It may appeal to viewers interested in 1930s historical dramas with mature themes and complex character relationships.
What is the runtime or binge duration?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.
How many episodes does it have?
The Pleasure is a feature film rather than a television series with episodes.
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