House of Tolerance (2011) on Netflix
Madame Marie-France runs L'Apollonide, a grand Paris brothel in the early 1900s. Samira, Clotilde, Julie and Léa work inside, kept there by debts they cannot clear.
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Plot summary
The women of L'Apollonide work in a grand Paris brothel run by Madame Marie-France. Samira, Clotilde, Julie, Léa, Madeleine and Pauline stay inside its walls; what they spend outruns what they bring in, and debt holds them there. Some of them dream of a client who would settle what they owe and set them free. There is affection and friendship among them. Some clients fall in love, others turn harmful. Pregnancy, opium and the passing of years weigh on the group. One of the women reads sociology, and now and then a client mentions marriage. Marie-France quarrels with her landlord and asks influential clients to intervene. The house is nearing its final days.
Cast
- Anaïs Thomasas Prostitute
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about House of Tolerance (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- House of Tolerance was recorded on one continuous set, a setup that allowed the camera to move between each room without cuts.
- The smile-shaped scar in the film came from The Man Who Laughs, the 1928 adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel. Bonello said he dreamed about the film two nights in a row while writing House of Tolerance and decided to include a female character with such a scar.
- Bonello kept the camera on the women and almost never on their clients, telling the actresses he wanted twelve intelligent girls who were strong and not being fooled.
