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Et la tendresse?... Bordel!

  • 1979
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
414
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Et la tendresse?... Bordel! (1979)
Comedy

The role of tenderness in love is explained in this film through three couples namely a male chauvinist pig couple,a romantic couple and a tender couple.The role of tenderness in love is explained in this film through three couples namely a male chauvinist pig couple,a romantic couple and a tender couple.The role of tenderness in love is explained in this film through three couples namely a male chauvinist pig couple,a romantic couple and a tender couple.

  • Director
    • Patrick Schulmann
  • Writer
    • Patrick Schulmann
  • Stars
    • Jean-Luc Bideau
    • Marie-Catherine Conti
    • Bernard Giraudeau
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    414
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    • Director
      • Patrick Schulmann
    • Writer
      • Patrick Schulmann
    • Stars
      • Jean-Luc Bideau
      • Marie-Catherine Conti
      • Bernard Giraudeau
    • 3User reviews
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    Jean-Luc Bideau
    Jean-Luc Bideau
    • Le couple phallocrate - François
    Marie-Catherine Conti
    • Le couple phallocrate - Carole
    Bernard Giraudeau
    Bernard Giraudeau
    • Le couple tendre - Luc
    Evelyne Dress
    • Le couple tendre -Eva
    Anne-Marie Philipe
    • Le couple romantique - Julie
    Régis Porte
    Régis Porte
    • Le couple romantique -Léo
    Stéphane Delcher
    • Autour des phallocrates - Tom, le neveu de François
    Roland Giraud
    Roland Giraud
    • Autour des phallocrates - L'associé
    Cathy Reghin
    • Autour des phallocrates - Lili
    Virginie Vignon
    • Autour des phallocrates - Léa
    Gino Da Ronch
    • Autour des romantiques - Le serveur
    • (as Gino da Rouch)
    Sophie Berger
    • Autour des romantiques - Cat
    Janine Mondon
    • Autour des romantiques - La mère de Julie
    Marie-Noëlle Barre
    Marie-Noëlle Barre
    • Autour des autres - Anna
    Léo Campion
    • Autour des autres - Noé
    Etienne Draber
    • Autour des autres - Marc
    Alain Duclos
    Alain Duclos
    • Autour des autres - Gil
    Sébastien Floche
    • Autour des autres - L'inquiet
    • Director
      • Patrick Schulmann
    • Writer
      • Patrick Schulmann
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    10nabab4

    Du grand Schulman !

    An essay about marital life and sex through characters very different and touching opposite extrems; but it is before everything a comedy where french sexual humor and social analysis match very well !

    Such a great movie !

    What a beautiful absence of morality !

    And Jean-Luc Bideau is great as well ! J-L Bideau magistral !

    Watch the second one as well with F. Lucchini, it's not as good but almost...
    9mariedup

    Daring and unconventional

    A very unconventional movie, intellectually daring but still very enjoyable. The pace of the film is just right, always adding new ideas without ever confusing or tiring the audience. Patrick Shulmann is (and has always been) a master at making comedies that make you think. Thank you, Patrick!
    10FilmCriticLalitRao

    Director Patrick Schulmann makes a legendary film about the importance of tenderness in love affairs.

    French cinema is one of the few national cinemas in the realm of 'world cinema' which has always made it a point to portray the richness of human relationships especially male-female relationships. For this reasons, both love stories and films about sex have been made in large numbers in France. An erudite cinema enthusiast needs to watch classics such as 'Un Homme Et Une Femme' by Claude Lelouch or "Nuit D'été En Ville' by Michel Deville. There are also films which go a step further by discussing both love and sex in a single artistic setting. Director Patrick Schulmann's film 'Et la Tendresse ?... Bordel ! is one such film. In this film, he examines the scope of tenderness in love through the romantic as well as sex lives of three couples who don't have anything much in common. The overall pace of the film is little slow as director Patrick Schulmann chose to film different vignettes from these three couples' lives in order to make a generalized statement about the importance of tenderness in relationships involving love between a man and a woman. The incidents and situations portrayed in these vignettes are highly inventive and enable viewers to enjoy the film thoroughly. Some acting performances seem to stand out especially witty repartees by legendary Swiss actor Jean Luc Bideau who wouldn't like to miss any opportunity to drag a 'Mademoiselle' in bed. French Actor Bernard Giraudeau is also able to charm viewers with his portrayal of a man in love who spends most of his time in conducting opinion polls. Lastly, according to New York Times, Et la Tendresse ?... Bordel ! was translated in English as 'Tenderness, my fanny ! for American audiences.

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    • Trivia
      First career nude scene for Anne Marie Philipe.
    • Connections
      Followed by Zig Zag Story (1983)

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Verdammt nochmal!... wo bleibt die Zärtlichkeit?
    • Production companies
      • Chloë Productions
      • Foch Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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