Ménage
(1986)
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Ménage
(1986)
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Bob
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Michel Blanc | ... |
Antoine
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| Miou-Miou | ... |
Monique
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Michel Creton | ... |
Pedro
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Jean-François Stévenin | ... |
Husband in house 3
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| Mylène Demongeot | ... |
Wife in house 3
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Caroline Sihol | ... |
Wife of the Rich and Depressed Man
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| Jean-Yves Berteloot | ... |
Male Prostitute in night club
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Bruno Cremer | ... |
The Art Lover
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| Jean-Pierre Marielle | ... |
The Rich and Depressed Man
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Dominique Besnehard |
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| Bernard Farcy |
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Michel Pilorgé |
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Michel Such |
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Maurice Travail |
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A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits. Written by Steven B. Blades
With Tenue de Soiree, Blier is once again investigating male insecurity and men's relations with other men. Essentially a remake of Les Valseuses, this film quickly removes the presence of a woman (Monique) to leave the way clear for Bob's seduction of Antoine. A complex film, part crime comedy, part transvestite film, Blier seems to lose his way at the midpoint and the ending seems tacked on. Depardieu and Blanc in particular are excellent, but the script lets them down. A homophobe becomes a fully dressed transsexual in about 90 minutes, hardly realistic and the misogynistic tone of the film can be draining. A useful companion piece to Les Valseuses, but it is only half the film that Les Valseuses was in 1974.