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Director:
Michel Deville
Writers:
Roger Blondel (novel)
Christopher Frank (writer)
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Release Date:
13 March 1974 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
A cynical tragicomedy focusing on the different ways of love in the times of the sexual revolution. Nicholas Mallet... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A Real "Original" from an Undersung Director more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... Nicolas Mallet

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Claude Fabre
Romy Schneider ... Roberte Groult
Jane Birkin ... Marie-Paule
Henri Garcin ... Berthoud
Georges Beller ... Ami de Marie-Paule
Georges Wilson ... Lourceuil
Estella Blain ... Shirley Douglas
Mary Marquet
Betty Berr
Florinda Bolkan ... Flora Danieli
Dominique Constanza ... Sabine
Jean-François Balmer ... Vischenko
Michel Vitold ... Georges Groult
Rachel Cathoud
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Il montone infuriato (Italy)
Love at the Top
The French Way Is
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Runtime:
Germany:105 min | USA:105 min | Argentina:105 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Paris, France
Company:
Capitole Films more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in L'ultimo treno della notte (1975) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
A Real "Original" from an Undersung Director, 4 May 2005
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Author: talltale-1 from Jackson Heights, NY

LOVE AT THE TOP--the utterly wrongheaded American title for the superb French film "Le Mouton Enrage" (which means, I think, The Rabid Sheep)-- is such an original movie, the fact that it dates back to 1974 seems all the more astounding. This film was far ahead of its time; even by today's highest standards, it accomplishes things that seem rich and new. Filmed by the hugely underrated director Michel Deville, it rather defies description in the way it combines social critique, comedy, mystery, love, sex and satire into one wholly original mix--leaving for the end a major but subtle surprise to render all that has gone before suddenly sad and more understandable. The cast is splendid, ditto the writing and theme. But it's Deville's delicious tone, keeping you constantly off-balance but enrapt, that pushes this "lost" film to a very high level indeed. (The written interview with the director on the "Special Features" section of the DVD is definitely worth reading if you have the time.)

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