Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: whether it’s cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She’s on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.3/10 | |
Released: | March 20, 1974 | |
Runtime: | 117 min | |
Genres: | Action Drama Crime Comedy | |
AKA: | Les valseuses | |
Countries: | France | |
Companies: | CAPAC S.N. Prodis Universal Pictures France Uranus Productions C.A.P.A.C. Uranus Productions France S.N. Prodis | |
Cast: | Gérard Depardieu Miou-Miou Patrick Dewaere Christian Alers | |
Crew: | Bertrand Blier Philippe Dumarçay | |
3.5/5 for me. This is an interesting diversion. I like films that shock the senses. I like controversy. Movies about people behaving badly. I like Gerard Depardieu. I was the target audience. Although not a masterpiece, this worked for me.
I know some people on this site will give this 1 star without seeing it because it sounds ‘morally reprehensible’ and they don’t want you viewing it. I see it all the time when new movies are posted here with links. Those same people will downgrade this comment so it ends up in negative territory. I fully expect it. They don’t like to be exposed for what they are.
Japanese, Chinese, Gay, Religious and African American movies always get slammed by some without seeing them as well. And, of course, political ones. I enjoy reading the descriptions of different movies and link up a lot of them (I like bringing movie joy to people) so I spend a lot of time here and am in a position to observe this. Maybe it is just one judgmental loser most of the time. It is so obvious though. Right down the line right away with the one star ratings. Makes me want to give them 5 stars right away but I don’t.
I saw this though my library system on Kanopy. Some great movies on there for free that are hard to find.
Pretty disturbing, especially the pregnant girl scene, without the redeeming graces of “Clockwork Orange”.