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Evil Pleasure(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-01-01
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2 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
Philippe Malaiseau, writer and historian, died before completing his study of Charles le Témeraire, so the publisher sent Marc Lancelot, Malaiseau's “negro”, to Fontbonne in the Midi. There are five women in Fontbonne: Julie, a ravishing and very particular secretary who seduces Marc, Malaiseau's old mother, Marianne, the distant widow, Christine, the cousin, and Melisa, an Italian friend. The four women are all related to Malaiseau. Did he die in a simple accident?
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Patricia Films
S.N. Prodis
Movie: Evil Pleasure
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jacques Weber
Marc
Anny Duperey
Marianne
Claude Jade
Julie
Cécile Vassort
Christine
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Melisa
Nicole Jamet
Laurence
Ermanno Casanova
le garagiste
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Philippe Malaiseau, writer and historian, died before completing his study of Charles le Témeraire, so the publisher sent Marc Lancelot, Malaiseau's “negro”, to Fontbonne in the Midi. There are five women in Fontbonne: Julie, a ravishing and very particular secretary who seduces Marc, Malaiseau's old mother, Marianne, the distant widow, Christine, the cousin, and Melisa, an Italian friend. The four women are all related to Malaiseau. Did he die in a simple accident?
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