The Pleasure
1985, Italian. Directed by Joe D'Amato.
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 31 July 1985
- Original title
- Il Piacere
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Claudio Fragasso
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The Pleasure runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Pleasure isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 July 1985. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pleasure?
The Pleasure (1985) was directed by Joe D'Amato and stars Gabriele Tinti, Andrea Guzon, Lilli Carati.