
Pleasure
1994, English. Directed by Ian Sharp.
A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery
Alan Bleasdale's modern re-telling of Madame Bovary. A tale of passion, greed, revenge, and of course pleasure, set in France. Starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle and James Larkin. In the French city of Rouen, the beautiful, young but bored Emma seeks to escape her dull married life. Her dreams are answered, and her comfortable, peaceful existence soon tarnished when she answers a lonely-hearts ad. She meets Gustave, a unsuccessful toy salesman, and potential con man. Together they begin a passionate affair, where they indulge in illicit sex and illegal scams. But parallel to their exhilarating affair, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious masked robber known only as Le Terroriste. As the stakes rise, and a betrayal means Emma finding herself alone, her own talents for deception develop into an overwhelming and obsessive desire for her to get her revenge.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Ian SharpDirector
- Jennifer EhleEmma Desneuves
- Adrian DunbarGustave Coudray
- James LarkinCharles Desneuves
- Rosalind KnightMadame Desneuves
- Judith ParisLa Patronne
- Robert AustinLe Patron
- Sarah BadelThe Widow
- Trevor ByfieldHotelier
- John ForgehamPolice Chief
- Sarah FranzlYoung Widow
- Mark McGannDetective Jimenez
- Michael McGinnTerrorist
Details
- Released
- 25 October 1994
- Written by
- Christopher Hood
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Pleasure runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Pleasure isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1994. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pleasure?
Pleasure (1994) was directed by Ian Sharp and stars Jennifer Ehle, Adrian Dunbar, James Larkin.