Nana, The True Key of Pleasure

– In Zola's Paris, an ingenue arrives at a tony bordello: she's Nana, guileless, but quickly learning ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1983
Original Name:
Nana
Nana, the True Key of Pleasure (1983) - Also known as Nana

In Zola's Paris, an ingenue arrives at a tony bordello: she's Nana, guileless, but quickly learning to use her erotic innocence to get what she wants. She's an actress for a soft-core filmmaker and soon is the most popular courtesan in Paris, parlaying this into a house, bought for her by a wealthy banker. She tosses him and takes up with her neighbor, a count of impeccable rectitude, and with the count's impressionable son. The count is soon fetching sticks like a dog and mortgaging his lands to satisfy her whims.

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Release Date:

01 Apr 1983

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Dan Wolman

Writer:

Émile Zola (novel), Marc Behm (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Katya Berger, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yehuda Efroni, Mandy Rice-Davies

Plot:

In Zola's Paris, an ingenue arrives at a tony bordello: she's Nana, guileless, but quickly learning to use her erotic innocence to get what she wants. She's an actress for a soft-core filmmaker and soon is the most popular courtesan in Paris, parlaying this into a house, bought for her by a wealthy banker. She tosses him and takes up with her neighbor, a count of impeccable rectitude, and with the count's impressionable son. The count is soon fetching sticks like a dog and mortgaging his lands to satisfy her whims. She bankrupts him, arranges the debauching of his wife, and seduces his son on his wedding day. What else can she accomplish before she leaves Paris airborne?

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%