Come Dance with Me! (1959)
"Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" (original title)

Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his new, delectable wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores...object blackmail. Sensing ... See full summary »

Director:

Michel Boisrond

Writers:

Kelley Roos (novel), Gérard Oury (adaptation),

Stars:

Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brigitte Bardot	...	Virginie Dandieu
Henri Vidal	...	Hervé Dandieu
Dawn Addams	...	Anita Florès
Darío Moreno	...	Florès
Georges Descrières	...	Gérard Lalemand (as Georges Descrières sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Serge Gainsbourg	...	Léon
Joyce Johnson
Maria Pacôme	...	Daisy (as Maria Pacome)
François Chaumette	...	Joseph, l'inspecteur
Pascal Mazzotti	...	Le barman (as Pascal Mazotti)
Magdeleine Bérubet	...	Clémence (as Magdeleine Berubet)
Marie-Thérèse Orain	...	(as M.T. Orain)
Paul Frankeur	...	Le commissaire / Inspector Marchal
Noël Roquevert	...	Albert Decauville-Lachenée
Philippe Nicaud	...	Daniel

Storyline

Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his new, delectable wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores...object blackmail. Sensing trouble, Virginie follows him to the dance school, only to find him circumstantially incriminated in murder. Soon, the school has a gorgeous new instructress, whose slightly scatterbrained attempts to clear her husband confuse both police and suspects...and bring potential danger.

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Plot Keywords:

dance | dance school | dentist | dance teacher | murder | 

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Taglines:

What you see in this picture you'll never learn in dancing school!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 November 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Come Dance with Me!

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Francos Films, Vides Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sylvia Lopez was originally cast as Anita, but after a few days of shooting became too ill with terminal leukemia to continue. Co-star Henri Vidal died soon after completing this film.

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Goofs

The writing on the envelope provided by Flores and Daisy naming the murderer changes between when they place it on the desk and when Virginie's father opens it.

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Connections

Featured in Rock & Chips (2010)

User Reviews

good, but not a BB-vehicle

"Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" (= French for 'do you want to dance with me?'), shows competent acting in a well-built crime plot.

Set in color in the late 1950-s, this film openly deals with the Paris homo & travesty scene. Which was pretty groundbreaking for the staunch Roman Catholic France of those days.

Brigitte Bardot's appearance in "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?" shines all the way down. Showing off her dancing talents (you may know Brigitte qualified at the Paris conservatory as a classical ballet dancer). While shooting this film, Brigitte was pregnant with her only child -- according to some this shows off in her advantage as well. The third show-off is made by Brigitte's dress in a cross-striped pattern - known to this day in fashion as the 'Brigitte Bardot - design'.

In spite of her dazzling appearance, one cannot escape the conclusion that Bardot plays the wrong part here. Apart from being beautiful, Brigitte has a definite talent for light comedy. Acting crime & mystery just isn't her trade.

My last words should be for male lead Henri Vidal. In December 1959, aged 40, he died from a heart attack. This happened shortly after the completion of "Voulez-vous danser avec moi?".