L'essayeuse

1976
18
1h 30m

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Lena, the operator of a lingerie shop where she models the merchandise for some of her male customers in order to make a sale, is approached by a mysterious woman, Karine Delacroix, the day ... Read allLena, the operator of a lingerie shop where she models the merchandise for some of her male customers in order to make a sale, is approached by a mysterious woman, Karine Delacroix, the day following a wild night of sex with one of those male customers, Étienne. The woman offers ... Read allLena, the operator of a lingerie shop where she models the merchandise for some of her male customers in order to make a sale, is approached by a mysterious woman, Karine Delacroix, the day following a wild night of sex with one of those male customers, Étienne. The woman offers her a large sum of money to engage in sex at her home that evening. A chauffeur arrives at... Read all

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Trivia
In 1976, for the first time since the German occupation, a French film was seized and its original negative burnt (though there are reports of video copies surfacing in the 1980s). The film was denounced on 15 October 1976 by two major family associations (for its apology of vice) and condemned to be burnt on the following day. According to the "specialists" at the time, this film did not present more obscenity and bad taste than the films of the same kind. But for the plaintiffs, it was a question of making an example, and they made a martyr of it.

Quotes
[first lines]
Lena: Oh! What are you doing there? I'm sorry if I kept you waiting.
Étienne: It had its advantages.
Lena: Were you there the whole time?
Étienne: Yes, I stood behind the curtain and watched you.
Lena: Peeping Tom.

Alternate versions
The English language dubbed version, titled Love Play, is missing a significant portion of the scene where Lena is raped by Karine's black servants.