Femmes fatales (1976)
"Calmos" (original title)

Director:

Bertrand Blier

Writers:

Bertrand Blier, Philippe Dumarçay

Stars:

Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Blier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Paul Dufour
Jean Rochefort	...	Albert
Bernard Blier	...	Le curé
Brigitte Fossey	...	Suzanne Dufour
Claude Piéplu	...	L'ancien combattant
Pierre Bertin	...	Le chanoine
Michel Peyrelon	...	Le P.D.G.
Dora Doll	...	L'adjudante / Sergeant
Micheline Kahn	...	Geneviève
Jacques Rispal	...	L'assassin
Jacques Denis	...	Un maquisard
Sylvie Joly	...	La médecin chef
Claudine Beccarie	...	La cliente cossue
Gérard Jugnot	...	Un suiveur
Dominique Davray	...	Une employée du laboratoire

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

symbolism | sex | sexual fantasy | sex comedy | black comedy | 

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Taglines:

The New Film From the Director of "Going Places"

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 September 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Femmes fatales

Company Credits

Production Co:

AMLF, Les Films Christian Fechner, Renn Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 81 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

An amazing movie...but hard to see

I saw this movie a long time ago when it was billed as "Femmes Fatales". I remember it as one of the most bizarrely amusing films I've ever seen. While perhaps not as sophisticated as Blier's later efforts, as I remember, it had a crude power and was a scathing look at male/female relations: a kind of cinematic exploration of the male id done with great honesty and comic bravura. I wish I could see it again...but I've never seen it offerred anywhere. It doesn't seem to be on VHS or DVD. If anyone knows where to get it I wish they'd post it here.