Pleasure, Reem Kherici's fourth feature, hits theaters on May 6, 2026. This comedy starring Alexandra Lamy and François Cluzet follows a twenty-year married couple whose balance is shaken when a private secret comes to light. Inspired by the creation of the Womanizer, the film blends a marital chronicle with reflections on female pleasure.
For Pleasure
Film | 2026
In cinemas: May 6, 2026
Comedy | Running time: 1h29
Directed by Reem Kherici | Screenplay: Reem Kherici, Gari Kikoïne
Starring Alexandra Lamy, François Cluzet, Mitty Hazanavicius
Country: France
Fanny and Tom have been a devoted couple for twenty years. But when she reveals she has never experienced an orgasm, Tom decides to put his engineering skills to work on a surprising project: designing a device that could redefine female pleasure. What follows is a journey that blends the absurd, the intimate, and the deeply emotional.
Reem Kherici says she wanted to move beyond a simple retelling of the Womanizer’s invention to tackle more broadly the way women relate to pleasure and their bodies. The filmmaker has in particular conducted research on female anorgasmia and the historical portrayal of female desire in Western and religious societies.
The film opts for a discreet treatment of the subject. Reem Kherici says she sought a form of elegance in staging intimate scenes, favoring organic, sensory visual effects over a frontal depiction. The director also stars as a sexologist in the movie, while Alexandra Lamy portrays a woman who gradually tries to express long-suppressed frustrations.
For Pleasure marks the first collaboration between Reem Kherici and François Cluzet. The project also brings together several visual influences championed by the director, from a sun-kissed, south-of-France atmosphere to a more experimental aesthetic in certain sequences exploring the awakening of desire.
Trailer for Pour le plaisir
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