House of Tolerance
aka L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close
aka House of Pleasures
Screened in June 2012
Director: Bertrand Bonello. Cast: Alice Barnole, Iliana Zabeth, Noémie Lvovsky, Céline Sallette, Adèle Haenel, Jasmine Trinca, Hafsia Herzi, Judith Lou Levy, Pauline Jacquard, Anaïs Thomas, Maïa Sandoz, Joanna Grudzinska, Esther Garrel, Laurent Lacotte, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jacques Nolot, Xavier Beauvois, Pierre Léon, Jean-Baptiste Verquin, Michel Peteau, Marcelo Teles, Guillaume Verdier, Justin Taurand, Damien O'Doul, Paul Moulin, Henry Lvovsky, Paolo Mattei, Fred Epaud, François Magal, Ghislain de Fonclaré, André Lamorthe, Natalia Tintore, Audrey Perronier, Marie Seznec, Lou Geille, Vincent Dieutre, William Pesson, Lucie Borleteau, Antonia Buresi, Ewa Placynska, Rufine Duclos. Screenplay: Bertrand Bonello.
Twitter Capsule: Fin-de-siècle brothel as tactile ecosystem, crystalline fantasy, zombie purgatory, and site of vexed nostalgia

Photo © 2011 Les Films du Lendemain/Arté France/Sundance Selects
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–


Awards:
César Awards (French Oscars): Best Costume Design (Anaïs Romand)

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