Going Places (1974 film)

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Going Places
Directed by Bertrand Blier
Produced by Paul Claudon
Written by Bertrand Blier
Philippe Dumarçay
Starring Gérard Depardieu
Patrick Dewaere
Miou-Miou
Jeanne Moreau
Music by Stéphane Grappelli
Cinematography Bruno Nuytten
Editing by Kenout Peltier
Release date(s) March 20, 1974
Running time 150 mins
Country Flag of France
Language French
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Going Places (French: Les Valseuses) is a 1974 French comedy drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, adapted from a novel by Bertrand Blier, and starring Miou Miou and Gerard Depardieu. The French title actually translates into English as "the bollocks" (a vulgar British term for the testicles).

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"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."[1]

[edit] Cast

  • Gérard Depardieu - Jean-Claude
  • Patrick Dewaere - Pierrot
  • Miou-Miou - Marie-Ange
  • Jeanne Moreau - Jeanne Pirolle
  • Brigitte Fossey - Woman in the train
  • Christian Alers - Jacqueline's father Henri
  • Michel Peyrelon - The Doctor
  • Gérard Boucaron - Carnot
  • Jacques Chailleux - Jacques Pirolle
  • Eva Damien - Doctor's wife
  • Dominique Davray - Ursula
  • Isabelle Huppert - Jacqueline
  • Marco Perrin - Supermarket inspector
  • Jacques Rispal - Maton
  • Claude Vergues - Merian
  • Bruno Boëglin
  • Sylvie Joly
  • Gérard Jugnot - Holyday-Maker with Family
  • Marie Kéruzoré
  • Thierry Lhermitte - Doorman
  • Rita Maiden
  • Christiane Muller - Jacqueline's mother
  • Michel Pilorgé - Man on the motorscooter
  • Jean Sylvère
  • Claude Piéplu - Récitant de la bande-annonce (uncredited) (voice)
  • Gilles Ségal - (uncredited)

[edit] References

  1. ^ imdb.com

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