The Bear and the Doll

The Bear and the Doll
Directed by Michel Deville
Produced by Mag Bodard
Screenplay by Nina Companeez
Michel Deville
Starring Brigitte Bardot
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Music by Eddie Vartan
Cinematography Claude Lecompte
Edited by Nina Companeez
Distributed by Paramount (US)
Release date
 1970
Running time
 90 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office 1,617,853 admissions (France[1]

The Bear and the Doll (original title: L'Ours et la Poupée) is a 1970 French film directed by Michel Deville and starring Brigitte Bardot.

Plot

Felicia, a high spirited woman crashes her car into that of a Gaspard, conservative musician and single dad. Felicia is frustrated that Gaspard doesn't find her attractive and sets out to seduce him.

Cast

Production

The film was inspired by American screwball comedies of the 1930s and was written with Catherine Deneuve in mind. Alain Delon and Jean Paul Belmondo were offered the male lead but turned it down. Filming took place in the summer of 1969.[2]

Reception

The New York Times said that "the maneuverings are mostly the tactics of coy moviemaking here involving several awful child actors, windshield wipers that comment on the action, a huge but gentle dog, a Siamese cat named Prudhomme, and endless little rages between the lovers that define their real affection... Charm is the ingredient that is in singularly short supply in "The Bear and the Doll," largely, I suspect, because Miss Bardot, once a sex kitten, now approaches middle age with all of the grace of a seasoned predator."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  2. ↑ Philippe Lombard, The Bear and the Doll at Histories de Tournages
  3. ↑ Review of film at New York Times
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