The Uninhibited (1965)
"Los pianos mecánicos" (original title)

Vincent, a young man from Paris, arrives at the small Spanish village of Caldeya. where his has been loaned a home by his friend, Reginald. He meets Pascal Regnier, a novelist engaged in ... See full summary »

Director:

Juan Antonio Bardem

Writers:

Henri-François Rey (novel), Juan Antonio Bardem (adaptation),

Stars:

Melina Mercouri, James Mason, Hardy Krüger

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Melina Mercouri	...	Jenny
James Mason	...	Pascal Regnier
Hardy Krüger	...	Vincent
Didier Haudepin	...	Daniel Regnier
Renaud Verley	...	Serge
Sophie Darès	...	Nadine (as Martine Ziguel)
Keiko Kishi	...	Nora
Maurice Teynac	...	Reginald
Karin Mossberg	...	Orange the Mistress
José María Mompín	...	Tom
Luis Induni	...	Bryant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ignasi Abadal
Io Apolloni	...	Invitada 1
Rafael Luis Calvo	...	Pablo
María Dalbaicín	...	Bit Part

Storyline

Vincent, a young man from Paris, arrives at the small Spanish village of Caldeya. where his has been loaned a home by his friend, Reginald. He meets Pascal Regnier, a novelist engaged in pursuits of drinking and love affairs, who spends his summers in Caldeya with his son, Daniel. Regnier introduces Vincent to Jenny, local nightclub owner, who has already received a wire from Reginald asking her to look after his friend. Vincent and Jenny fall in love and plan a trip to Barcelona together, a trip they take in spite of Reginald's arrival. However, the shadow of Reginald comes between them and they accept the fact that their love is doomed to failure.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

...the woman who is not quite inexperienced...the man who is not quite a man...the man who is not innocent-

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain France Italy

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 April 1965 (France)

Also Known As:

The Uninhibited

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 33,237,551 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Suevia Films - Cesáreo González, Borderie, Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Great soundtrack, great cast and entertaining movie

"Vincent" (Hardy Krüger), recovering from a nervous breakdown, reaches a village on the Costa Brava for a holiday. Upon arrival, "Regnier" (James Mason), an alcoholic writer, introduced him to the bar regulars "La Estrella", and its owner "Jenny" (Melina Mercouri), an attractive woman that Vincent is immediately smitten. Moreover, the son of Regnier will relate "Serge and Nadine", two teenage lovers, whose story will end tragically.

In the early 1960s led Juan Antonio Bardem "Nunca pasa nada" and "Los pianos mecánicos," both with music by Georges Delerue. In "Los pianos mecánicos" we found a sexy and curious soundtrack at the same time, since it gives us to build a dump Delerue score of jazz, which also fit other types of music. The presence of jazz is linked to the plot of the movie, since some of the players will be linked to a nightclub, while the rest of the score includes style themes "Delerue", in which the presence of the rope leaves an important note. The set provides a soundtrack for very nice to hear, with the added value of the influences of jazz and Delerue that work in Spain, with one of the producers of our cinema charismatic as Barden.

Not bad cast that movie (James Mason, Melina Mercouri ...) that adapted a novel by Henri-François Rey but treating their existential conflict-loving bohemians in Cadaqués (named in the film as Caldella) do not has enough rhythm for this film.