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House of Tolerance (French: L'Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close, also known as House of Pleasures) is a 2011 French drama film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello, starring Hafsia Herzi, Céline Sallette, Jasmine Trinca, Adèle Haenel, Alice Barnole, Iliana Zabeth and Noémie Lvovsky.
Set in early 20th-century Paris, the film depicts the lives of women who work in a high-end brothel. They face exploitation, violence, and hope, while the madam struggles with her landlord and clients.
A historical drama about a young woman who works at a high-class brothel in Paris. Read critics' reviews, ratings, and watch the trailer on Rotten Tomatoes.
With a stellar ensemble that includes Adèle Haenel, House of Tolerance occupies a hermetic netherworld caught between a haunted past and an uncertain future. The dawn of the 20th century: L’Apollonide, a luxurious and traditional brothel in Paris, is living its last days.
Set in the dying days of the 19th-century, this crepuscular masterwork from Bertrand Bonello explores the transactional margins of sexuality. With a stellar ensemble that includes Adèle Haenel, House of Tolerance occupies a hermetic netherworld caught between a haunted past and an uncertain future. Trailer.
A film about women working in a high-class brothel at the turn of the twentieth century and the violence and humiliation they suffer at the hands of their male clients. Beautifully shot in a way that drives home the isolation and hopelessness of the women's situation. PA27 ★★★★.
Nominated for 8 French Césars du Cinéma, Bertrand Bonello's House of Tolerance is a highly stylized look at the final days of a turn-of-the-century brothel in Paris bathed in...
