When Jill becomes a movie star, she soon discovers that her private life is destroyed by persistent fans that won't leave her alone. Her mother's ex-lover, Fabio, tries to protect her.
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| Brigitte Bardot | ... | Jill | |
| Marcello Mastroianni | ... | Fabio Rinaldi | |
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Nicolas Bataille | ... | Edmond |
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Dirk Sanders | ... | Dick |
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Jacqueline Doyen | ... | Juliette |
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Paul Sorèze | ... | Maxime (as Paul Soreze) |
| Eléonore Hirt | ... | Cécile (as Eleonore Hirt) | |
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Gloria France | ... | Anna |
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Ursula Kubler | ... | Carla |
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Gregor von Rezzori | ... | Gricha |
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Antoine Roblot | ... | Alain - le photographe |
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When Jill becomes a movie star, she soon discovers that her private life is destroyed by persistent fans that won't leave her alone. Her mother's ex-lover, Fabio, tries to protect her. Written by Mattias Thuresson
Plot Keywords:
star | older man younger woman relationship | satire | reflection | enigma |Taglines:
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Release Date:
28 September 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro (CCM),Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA),Progéfi See more »
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Orcheste dirigé par la compositeur François Carpi
Music by Jean-Max Rivière and Jean Spanos (as Y. Spanos)
(p) 1962 SEMI, Barclay
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ConcertoOrcheste dirigé par la compositeur François Carpi
Music by Jean-Max Rivière and Jean Spanos (as Y. Spanos)
(p) 1962 SEMI, Barclay
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Another reviewer mentioned nouvelle vague and it's true this film stinks of French New Wave. Of course the time was really the style's zenith when even boring pretentious garbage was treated like great art. Hard to take is the acting style that seems to come with the movement -very flat and anti-emotional - a little too Neo-realist for most tastes especially in America where actors tend to chew the scenery. Heck Tom Cruise apparently chews the scenery in ordinary life or at least on talk shows.
However I found there was a kind of chemistry and disturbing reality in Bardot's portrayal of the sex kitten. She was one moment almost catatonic and another bubbly. But how contemporary to see the star as a kind of trapped animal like a fox with dogs and hunters in pursuit. One could see this movie being remade with Brittany or another of the modern celebutantes in the starring role. Was Bardot playing herself? Well isn't that the kind of truth we look for in art? Malle could have been alluding to Marilyn or any modern celebrity caught in the maelstrom of fame. The relationship with Mastroanni seemed especially perceptive. He wants to protect her, but she wants to live and she can't. Certainly think Brittney could relate to this one especially to Jill's own mother selling her out to the press. We've seen that one lately, haven't we.
Not a fun movie but one that stays with you and that's rare these days.