Going Places

Original title: Les valseuses

19741974
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1h 57min

Les valseuses (1974)

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Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasu... Read allTwo thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.

Director
- Bertrand Blier
Writers
- Bertrand Blier(novel)
- Philippe Dumarçay(screenplay)
Stars

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Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, and Miou-Miou in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, and Miou-Miou in Les valseuses (1974)

Les valseuses (1974)

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Les valseuses (1974)

Les valseuses (1974)

Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, and Miou-Miou in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Huppert, Patrick Dewaere, and Miou-Miou in Les valseuses (1974)

Gérard Depardieu

Jean-Claudeas Jean-Claude

Marie-Angeas Marie-Ange

Patrick Dewaere

Pierrotas Pierrot

Christian Alers

Henri, le père de Jacquelineas Henri, le père de Jacqueline

Brigitte Fossey

La femme du trainas La femme du train

Michel Peyrelon

Bruno, le chirurgienas Bruno, le chirurgien

Gérard Boucaron

Carnot, le mécanicienas Carnot, le mécanicien

Jacques Chailleux

Jacques Pirolleas Jacques Pirolle

La femme de Brunoas La femme de Bruno

Dominique Davray

Ursulaas Ursula…

Isabelle Huppert

Jacquelineas Jacqueline

Le directeur du supermarchéas Le directeur du supermarché

Le vigile du Mammouthas Le vigile du Mammouth

Merlan, le coiffeuras Merlan, le coiffeur

Jeanne Pirolleas Jeanne Pirolle

Le mari de la femme du trainas Le mari de la femme du train

La propriétaire de la voiture voléeas La propriétaire de la voiture volée

Le vacancier en familleas Le vacancier en famille

Director
- Bertrand Blier
Writers
- Bertrand Blier(novel) (screenplay)
- Philippe Dumarçay(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: whether it's cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She's on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Trivia
Director Bertrand Blier revealed, in an interview, that to allow US releases he had to cut the projected end: a final car crash causing the death of the three main characters (Gerard Depardieu, Miou Miou and Patrick Dewaere).

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Alternate versions
Despite being already rated "18" the German version is heavily cut, removing the following scenes:
The rape of "Ursula" and the fight/chase sequence with the locals afterwards.
The fight with the vigilantes after meeting Marie-Ange.
Between getting a new car from the mechanic and looking for a doctor there's a sequence missing when Marie-Ange has sex with the mechanic.
Hitting and driving over the store detective.
The theft of two bikes from a farmhouse.
Jean-Claude having sex with Pierrot just before leaving the beach house (this is later referred to by Pierrot when he says: "You surprised me, you bastard!")
A longer sex scene between Jeanne, Jean-Claude and Pierrot after she starts to get down on Pierrot.
In-between cuts of Marie-Ange being "educated" by Jacques, while Jean-Claude and Pierrot wait and fish outside the farmhouse.
Jacqueline being "educated" by Jean-Claude, Pierrot and Marie-Ange.

Connections
Featured in Un jour, un destin: Patrick Dewaere: Le dernier jour (2007)

Top review

9/10

A French Must See

This is one a most famous movies of the French sexual empowerment of the seventies, starring Gerard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere in extremely sarcastic roles. It is also one of the many dark psychological dramas of the seventies/eighties, such as "Serie Noire", "Buffet Froid", "Beau Pere", all realized by Blier.

However, I would like to correct the previous comment that was posted on the movie: the translated title in English is very far from the French version. It is true that both protagonists are "going places", but the title in French could be literally translated by "the waltz dancers", which is a metaphor for the movement of the testicles...

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Release date
- May 13, 1974 (United States)
Country of origin
- France
Language
- French
Also known as
- Balls
Filming locations
- Veuvey-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or, France
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $771,540

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Runtime
- 1h 57min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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