What's surprising are the favorable reviews from critics at that time. I thought growing up female in the eighties/nineties was tough; now I can only be thankful I wasn't around before then. Highlights include the Lone Ranger's unusually intelligent horse Silver galloping over rooftops and leaping onto the top of the train to chase the bad guys. So the three continue on the road, stealing cars and trying to hitch-hike. What to do with people who are willing to hurt you, put you in jail or even shoot at you for the things that you do, like "stealing" some petrol from a multinational oil company for you fifth hand car? Box office flop or not, this scene holds up remarkably well in repeat viewings. Terms and Policies They follow her and suggest helping her, which confuses Jeanne. Bertrand Blier is indeed l'enfant terrible of French cinema and in the seventies he always could shock the public. There was Jean-Luc Godards Pierrot le Fou (from which Going Places probably borrowed the name of one of its characters), in which Jean-Paul Belmondo affected a number of postures and personalities inspired by the movies. All aboard! This is a cheerless vision, you will agree, but on the night I went to see Going Places there were people in the audience who persisted in laughing from time to time. Their encounter with Jeanne Moreau elevates this comedy to the tragic level. Initially this seems a down and dirty misogynist rant/romp but as the tale and characters unfold a much more tender and honest picture emerges. Shrinking to the size of insects, the two take the fight to Cassie's bedroom table andnearly get flattened by her Thomas the Tank Engine toy train. Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasu Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure. A rather raw sex scene follows, where Patrick Dewaere sucks the breast of the young woman who finally takes pleasure herself. https://www.libertinamovie.be/ Voila! Les Valseuses - 1974Onze rating: ExellentRegie: Bertrand BlierHoofdrollen: Grard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Moreau, Miou-Miou, Gr. Turns out the reason "Mal" used a train is because the real Mal and Cobb had once been trapped inside a dream world for the mental equivalent of decades. Sadly, the idea of the world's unreality continued to infect Mal, and she later killed herself in real life, believing she was returning to her dream reality. It's also, not incidentally, the most misogynistic movie I can remember; its hatred of women is palpable and embarrassing. When their plan of seducing young women fails, Jean-Claude suggests that an inmate in a women's prison would be sexually starving. I can understand why many viewers, especially, the females would not like or even hate it. A rather raw sex scene follows, where Patrick Dewaere sucks the breast of the young woman who finally takes pleasure herself. Hitting and driving over the store detective. "I repacked everything and I told Depardieu that," she recalls. Bernardo Bertolucci, 1977). It is the epitome of misogyny (or so it seems), and the way two antiheroes treat every woman they'd meet seems unspeakable. There's naked breasts (and more) in it, after all! I saw this film when it first played in 1974 and hated it. In an interview, Miou-Miou said that she kept from this film "a very powerful memory, very collective, with Dewaere and Depardieu. When they have to stop at a train crossing and see police arriving, they flee their car and enter the almost empty train. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Okay, it's a couple of guys flaunting convention in the most absurd and irredeemable ways; many folks find such behavior amusing. See production, box office & company info, Un jour, un destin: Patrick Dewaere: Le dernier jour. The problem I have with the majority of the movie is that it seemed to be going nowhere for a lot of it. In fact, it's aimless structure and cynical wit would probably be more distressing to audiences now, more than ever (as vacuously preoccupied with good taste as most movies are these days). After they evade their pursuers, they loot the purse but are disappointed to find almost no money. Jean-Claude (Grard Depardieu) and Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere) are crooks. Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. HBO would show it late at night back when they were they one and only movie pay channel in existence. By creating an account, you agree to the They wait at the entrance of a prison and see Jeanne be released. "He said, 'You just have to show them to me now!'." So there's a lot of cheap enjoyment to be had if you are that kind of person. All three check into a hotel and have passionate sex. When we see him chasing the hapless middle aged female with his buddy Depardieu in "Going Places" we have fair warning that two hours spent with these chaps will be soul-draining. I had mixed feelings for "Les Valseuses" (1974) written and directed by Bertrand Blier when I started watching it but I ended up liking it. It was released in the United States on 13 May the same year and the United Kingdom on 23 October 1975. The only authentic women are those who are degraded. Over the course of the trip, teenager Jane (Jennifer Jones) fall in love with Bill (Robert Walker), a corporal in the U.S. Army. As it turns out, every single one of these character quirks were acquired by Indy during a train ride. "The Lone Ranger" (2013) was a box office bomb and disappointed audiences. And we love him for that. As much as I hated this movie, I can't hate it entirely because it propelled one of my favorite actors, Grard Depardieu, into instant stardom. Then there are all the musical numbers being performed inside the diner cars as dancing waiters serve hot chocolate to the kids. Still, I'd recommend it to intelligent people; unfortunately, this is exactly the sort of movie that attracts most strongly the knuckle-dragging stupid. 14th Annual African American Film Critics Association Awards Recipients Revealed, Child of Graceland: Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023), FOXs Accused Is An Emotionally Manipulative Void. Then there's the Trolley Witch (Jean Southern) who arrives mid-journey to offer magical confections like Chocolate Frogs and Cauldron Cakes to the young witches and wizards. There is no such thing as a sacred territory in this film; everything is fair game. Chantal Ladesou didn't get Marie-Ange's role in this movie because she refused to show her breasts during casting in Paris: "I was asked to take off my bra and my t-shirt," she says. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Fox) need to deal with. Originally only found in the pages of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books, audiences got to see the train on the big screen in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.". When they bring it back at night, the owner awaits them with his gun drawn. [] The road/buddy movie was scarcely new 16 years ago, but Blier's strategies in the telling of his sexual odyssey remain fresh, outrageous and inspired." 'Les Valseuses' gives me, although a film and not real life, a picture close to my own experiences: the intenseness of each moment as soon as you leave 'all behind' and go for the momentous, whatever comes your way, it's another state of mind and also 'dangerous' form of life, because, as we all know, there are people who are not ready for this and willing to persecute you for 'stealing' and so onThis film touches 'values', it's a story about 'what's right and wrong': morals. In short, I am not sure I'd like to meet Grard Depardieu's Jean-Claude and Patrick Dewaere's Pierrot in real life and invite them over for dinner but I had a good time watching the movie and two hours almost flew - it was never boring. 1. And when Jean-Claude sees a care-worn but quietly dignified and self-possessed woman. When going through her belongings, they notice through her correspondence that she has a son named Jacques, who is also in jail. As someone else has commented, I wouldn't want to know these 2 and it's a minor miracle that their trip brings scenes of mostly comedy and very little tragedy (and what there is of that cannot be laid at their door) and thus for that reason, it left me beguiled but with a sweet taste in the mouth. From the first moment when we see Patric Dewaere prancing in the abandoned lot we get an idea of the bewilderingly beautiful anti-hero we'll be spending time with for the next couple of hours. Until I checked IMDb, I had no idea this movie had such a following. Coming Soon, Regal What a misogynistic, puerile, lousy excuse for a film it is. They go through with the plan and let Marie-Ange go, but not before getting her address. Later they drop her off on the roadside and continue on. Despite being already rated "18" the German version is heavily cut, removing the following scenes: I can remember seeing this movie as a kid in 1977 or 1978. Seen up close, the battle takes on epic proportions as Ant-Man lifts entire box cars and flings them at his enemy. They also have plenty of sexual conquests, including one with the young, attractive Marie-Ange (Miou-Miou), and the older ex-con, Jeanne (Jeanne Moreau). Though I can appreciate the central performances of Miou Miou, Patrick Dewaere ( as Pierrot) and Gerard Depardieu ( as Jean-Claude) it is not until the legendary Jeanne Moreau shows up as a just released, wary jailbird with a secret, Jeanne Pirolle that I realize what my problem is with Bertrand Blier's "Going Places": it lacks humanity, it lacks a heart, it is cold, beautifully made and . Les Valseuses - 1974Onze rating: ExellentRegie: Bertrand BlierHoofdrollen: Grard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Moreau, Miou-Miou, Grard Jugnot, Brigitte Fossey, Marco PerrinScenario: Bertrand BlierMuziek: Stphane GrappelliMontage: Kenout PeltierCinematografie: Bruno Nuytten Premire: 1974Genre: Komedie, Misdaad, ErotiekSpeelduur: 113 min.Taal: FransLand: FrankrijkOpmerking: Les Valseuses, was op n na (Emmanuelle) de succesrijkste Franse film van 1974 in Frankrijk. Leaving with the other car, Jean-Claude and Pierrot force a doctor at gunpoint to treat Pierrot's wounds, which are only superficial. Back then it was UNRATED and was the only movie of its kind ever shown on pay televisionespecially back then. People often go to the movies as a way to escape their everyday lives, and what better metaphor is there for travel than the exotic and often luxuriousworld of trains? And then there are the fantasy films that allow trains to literally soar off the tracks and fly past the boundaries of imagination. I'd be pretty scared if I were a woman and there was a guy with me watching this and having a laugh. He fends off a lion with a bullwhip that gives him his facial scar. The sources for a movie like this are in pretty clear view. Coming Soon. Pierrot fears that he has become impotent because of his wounds and suggests sabotaging the steering of the DS before giving it back to the owner, imagining him having an accident on a winding road. 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