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Max My Love ()

Max mon amour (original title)
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A married French woman takes a zoo chimp named Max to be her lover.
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Margaret Jones
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Peter Jones
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Maria
Anne-Marie Besse ...
Suzanne
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Hélène
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Le détective / Detective
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Robert
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Françoise, la prostituée
Christopher Hovik ...
Nelson Jones
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Nicolas
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Camille
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Margaret's Mother
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Archibald (as Bernard Pierre Donnadieu)
Thomas Austerweil
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Le vétérinaire (as Pierre Bonnafet)
Roselyne Brunet
Pierre Cheremetieff ...
(as Pierre Cherementieff)
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Le brigadier
Ève Greter
Pierre Guillermo
Nicholas Hawtrey ...
(as Nicolas Hawtrey)
Claude Jaeger ...
Roger Lemaître, le zoologue / Zoologist
Laurent Spielvogel ...
Dr. Mischler
Robin Steiger
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ailsa Berk ...
Max (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nagisa Ôshima ... (as Nagisa Oshima)

Written by

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Nagisa Ôshima ... (scenario) (as Nagisa Oshima) and
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (scenario)
 
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (based on an idea by)

Produced by

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Serge Silberman ... producer

Music by

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Michel Portal

Cinematography by

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Raoul Coutard

Editing by

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Hélène Plemiannikov

Editorial Department

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Florence Poulain ... assistant editor
Catherine Sevetier ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Pierre Guffroy

Costume Design by

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Bernard Perris ... costume designer: women

Makeup Department

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Stuart Artingstall ... makeup special effects collaborator
Janice Barnes ... makeup special effects collaborator
Ailsa Berk ... makeup special effects collaborator
Jacques Clemente ... chief makeup artist (as Jacques Clément)
Jamie Courtier ... makeup special effects collaborator
Elisabeth Daynes ... special makeup
Marie-Hélène Duguet ... assistant makeup artist
Diana Moseley ... makeup special effects collaborator (as Diana Mosley)
William Plant ... makeup special effects collaborator
Jean-Marie Roueche ... hair stylist
John Stephenson ... makeup special effects collaborator (as John Stevenson)

Production Management

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Therese Kaufmann ... second assistant unit manager (as Thérèse Kaufmann)
Loic Nedelec ... assistant unit manager (as Loïc Nédélec)
Claude-Anne Paureilhe ... unit manager
Ulrich Picard ... production manager (as Ully Pickardt)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bernard Cohn ... first assistant director
Laurence De Moustier ... second assistant director
Yann Gilbert ... second assistant director
Marion Lary ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Alain Guffroy ... second assistant decorator
Pierre Lefait ... set dresser
Marc Pinquier ... assistant set dresser
Jacques Preisach ... property master
Albert Rajau ... first assistant decorator

Sound Department

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Daniel Couteau ... sound effects
Jean-Philippe Le Roux ... sound engineer
Lionel Pauty ... sound assistant
Claude Villand ... sound mixer
Adeline Yoyotte ... sound editor (as Adeline Yoyotte-Husson)

Special Effects by

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Ray Scott ... makeup special effects
Clive R. Kay ... special effects contact lenses (uncredited)

Stunts

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Claude Carliez ... stunt consultant

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bruno Affret ... assistant camera
Arnaud Borrel ... still photographer (as Arnaud Borel)
André Clément ... camera operator
Jean-Pierre Fizet ... still photographer
Jean Garcenot ... assistant camera
Jean Hennau ... key grip (as Jean Henneau)
Paul Richard ... still photographer
Michel Vocoret ... chief electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Brigitte Demouzon ... assistant costumer
Thérèse Fournier ... wardrober (as Thérése Fournier)
Sylvia Panigel ... chief costumer

Music Department

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Francis Darizcuren ... musician: bass guitar
Carole Fredericks ... singer
Philippe Laffont ... Music Assistant sound recordist
Michel Portal ... musician: clarinets
Georges Rodi ... music recordist: A. D. S. R. (as G. Rodi)
Jean Schwarz ... music recordist: Celia Records (as J. Schwarz)

Script and Continuity Department

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Monique Herran ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Noëlle Audejan ... production secretary
Rick Baker ... chimp's sequence advisor
Jacques Baschung ... production administrator
Maurice Binder ... title designer
Jacqueline Oblin ... production administrator
Bertrand Raison ... press attache
Paul Witz ... transflex

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines A Love Triangle of Primate Proportion. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Max My Love (United States)
  • Max My Love (World-wide, English title)
  • Max My Love (United Kingdom)
  • Max, mi amor (Spain)
  • Szerelmem, Max (Hungary)
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  • 92 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Oshima originally intended there to be a scene where Max performs cunnilingus on Margaret, but ultimately decided it would be too risque for French cinema. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Look (2011). See more »
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