| Title | : | House of Tolerance |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 2011 |
| Rating | : | 6.7 |
| Language | : | French |
| Runtime | : | 122 |
| Genre | : | Drama |
Life in an elegant Parisian brothel in the early twentieth century. The madam essentially owns the women: their expenses exceed earnings, they are in debt. They face problems of pregnancy, opium, age, and violent clients. One reads sociology at her peril. Occasionally, a client talks of marriage. There are also friendships and affection among the women. The madam is in a dispute with her landlord and calls on influential clients to help. There's a picnic one summer day, a wake, and an evening in masks. Have they expectations? In a coda, we watch a street scene in contemporary Paris.
Bertrand Bonello (scenario)
