Drama

L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)

2011
★ 6.7 / 10
At an elegant Parisian bordello at the dawn of the 20th century exists a cloistered world of pleasure, pain, hope, rivalries--and, most of all, slavery.
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Reviews
★★★★★
This takes place in a Paris brothel just before and just after the start of the 20th century. While there is a lot of nudity and sex, the film is almost always anti-erotic, as it is so clear that the women are less than enthusiastic participants. Interestingly...
★★★★★
This movie is a graphically shocking film about prostitution in France in a mansion of tolerance. It's French ("L'Apollonide") with English sub-titles. Having researched heavily on this subject for one of my own works, I found it to be an eye-opening film. It...
★★★★★
If you don't speak French it's somewhat difficult to follow the subtitles, but once you get the hang of it, of course it becomes easier as It usually does with foreign films. I think this is a pretty realistic portrayal of what it would be like to work in a s...
★★★★★
I loved this film, I am surprised to see more than one review damning the film for a lack of plot. There is most definitely a plot it's subtle and thoughtful but the characters all have an arc and, for some, very definite resolutions. The cast are superb, eve...
★★★★★
This is a serious and complex film. It takes the audience out of their comfort zone. Not everyone will understand the film. The film is about women that may have no other choice but to sell their bodies, about freaks that buy their bodies, about these women's...
Trailer
L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) Official Trailer
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