Pleasure - Kairaku

Japanese: 《快楽》 - かいらく
Pleasure - Kairaku

…After that, he moved to Italy and Switzerland, and then to Hollywood in 1941. He made films such as “The Stormy Boy” (1947) starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and “An Unforgettable Face” (1948), a film adaptation of a short story by Stefan Zweig. However, what really cemented his reputation in film history were the four films he made after returning to France after World War II (1950): “Rondo” (1950), “Pleasure” (1952), “Women’s Heart” (1953), and “Women Make History” (1955). [Takasaki Toshio] …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "pleasure" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以後,イタリア,スイスと転々とし,41年にハリウッドへ。ダグラス・フェアバンクス・ジュニア主演の活劇《風雲児》(1947),シュテファン・ツバイクの短編小説を映画化した《忘れじの面影》(1948)などを撮るが,映画史におけるオフュルスの名声を決定的にしたのは,第2次大戦後(1950)フランスに戻って撮った4本の作品,《輪舞》(1950),《快楽》(1952),《たそがれの女心》(1953),《歴史は女で作られる》(1955)である。【高崎 俊夫】。…

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