Come Dance with Me!
(1959)
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Come Dance with Me!
(1959)
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| Brigitte Bardot | ... |
Virginie Dandieu
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Henri Vidal | ... |
Hervé Dandieu
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Dawn Addams | ... |
Anita Florès
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Darío Moreno | ... |
Florès
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Georges Descrières | ... |
Gérard Lalemand
(as Georges Descrières sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
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| Serge Gainsbourg | ... |
Léon
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Joyce Johnson |
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Maria Pacôme | ... |
Daisy
(as Maria Pacome)
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François Chaumette | ... |
Joseph, l'inspecteur
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Pascal Mazzotti | ... |
Le barman
(as Pascal Mazotti)
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Magdeleine Bérubet | ... |
Clémence
(as Magdeleine Berubet)
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Marie-Thérèse Orain | ... |
(as M.T. Orain)
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Paul Frankeur | ... |
Le commissaire /
Inspector Marchal
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Noël Roquevert | ... |
Albert Decauville-Lachenée
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Philippe Nicaud | ... |
Daniel
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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. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
"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?".