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Going Places is a 1974 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier
, adapted from a novel by Blier, and starring Miou-Miou
, Gerard Depardieu
and Patrick Dewaere
. The French title translates into English as "The Waltzers", a French vulgar term for the testicle
s. The film had a total of 5,726,031 admissions in France where it was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year.
women, steal, murder and alternately charm, fight or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: 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."
Bertrand Blier
Bertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier....
, adapted from a novel by Blier, and starring Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.-Career:She was born...
, Gerard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
and Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere was a French film actor. He was born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, son of French actress Mado Maurin. His five siblings, Jean-Pierre Maurin , Yves-Marie Maurin , Dominique Maurin , Jean-Francois Maurin and Marie-Veronique Maurin Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982)...
. The French title translates into English as "The Waltzers", a French vulgar term for the testicle
Testicle
The testicle is the male gonad in animals. Like the ovaries to which they are homologous, testes are components of both the reproductive system and the endocrine system...
s. The film had a total of 5,726,031 admissions in France where it was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year.
Summary
"Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assaultAssault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
women, steal, murder and alternately charm, fight or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: 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."
Cast
- Gérard DepardieuGérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
as Jean-Claude - Patrick DewaerePatrick DewaerePatrick Dewaere was a French film actor. He was born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, son of French actress Mado Maurin. His five siblings, Jean-Pierre Maurin , Yves-Marie Maurin , Dominique Maurin , Jean-Francois Maurin and Marie-Veronique Maurin Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982)...
as Pierrot - Miou-MiouMiou-MiouMiou-Miou is a French actress. In her career she has worked with a number of international directors, including Michel Gondry, Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Radu Mihăileanu, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.-Career:She was born...
as Marie-Ange - Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
as Jeanne Pirolle - Brigitte FosseyBrigitte FosseyBrigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, Nord, is a French actress.-Early years:The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey played the role of an innocent child orphaned by World War II...
as Woman in the train - Christian Alers as Jacqueline's father Henri
- Michel Peyrelon as The Doctor
- Gérard Boucaron as Carnot
- Jacques Chailleux as Jacques Pirolle
- Eva Damien as Doctor's wife
- Dominique Davray as Ursula
- Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in over 90 film and television productions since 1971. She has had 14 films in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Actress Award twice, for Violette Nozière and La pianiste . She is also the most...
as Jacqueline - Marco Perrin as Supermarket inspector
- Jacques RispalJacques RispalJacques Rispal was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.-Selected filmography:* Stolen Kisses * Le Chat * Le Prussien * The Invitation...
as Maton - Claude Vergues as Merian