

The Pleasure
1985-07-31 · 93 min · ★ 5.1
Italy in the early 1930s. To the elderly aristocrat Gerard, all that is left of Leonora, the love of his life, are a number of erotic tape recordings. She led a double life as respectable wife and mother of two, and as a whore at the local brothel. Now, after her death, her children Ursula and Edmund pass under the tutelage of Gerard. Having not seen them for many years, he is utterly bewildered by Ursula's uncanny likeness to her mother. While Gerard's mistress Fiorella takes care of Edmund's sexual needs, Ursula follows the last instructions of her mother. In the process, she uses the legacy of her mother's recordings to get into the mindset of her relationship with Gerard. Is Gerard ready to find his lost love Leonora again... in the likeness of her very daughter?
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- Joe D'Amato
- Production companies
- Filmirage
- Countries
- Italy
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- Released
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Gabriele TintiGerard Villeneuve
Andrea GuzonLeonora / Ursula
Lilli CaratiFiorella
Laura GemserHaunani
Dagmar LassanderRosa
Maurice PoliBoris, lo stalliere (non accreditato)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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