Love Street

– A handyman in a 1940s Paris brothel tries to help the prostitute he loves with her singing career an..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
Rue des plaisirs
Love Street (2002) - Also known as Rue des plaisirs

A handyman in a 1940s Paris brothel tries to help the prostitute he loves with her singing career and romantic life.

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Release Date:

13 Feb 2002

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writer:

Serge Frydman (screenplay), Patrice Leconte

Main Actors:

Patrick Timsit, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Elbaz, Catherine Mouchet

Plot:

Having stayed on as a wartime handyman in Le Palais Oriental after being born there, Petit Louis has become immune to the charms of the working girls. Then Marion arrives and he is completely smitten. Feeling he is not the sort of romantic figure she deserves, he encourages a relationship between her and shadowy Dimitri Josco while also fostering her singing talent. As the war ends and the authorities close down all bordellos a strange triangular relationship develops, complicated by Dimitri's black market past.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.5/10