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Max My Love

Original title: Max mon amour
  • 19861986
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.2K
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Max My Love (1986)
Max, Mon Amour: I Need To Know
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Comedy
A married French woman takes a zoo chimp named Max to be her lover.A married French woman takes a zoo chimp named Max to be her lover.A married French woman takes a zoo chimp named Max to be her lover.
IMDb RATING
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1.2K
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  • Director
    • Nagisa Ôshima
  • Writers
    • Nagisa Ôshima(scenario)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Anthony Higgins
    • Victoria Abril
  • Director
    • Nagisa Ôshima
  • Writers
    • Nagisa Ôshima(scenario)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Rampling
    • Anthony Higgins
    • Victoria Abril
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Max, Mon Amour: I Need To Know
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    Photos23

    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Charlotte Rampling and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)
    Anthony Higgins and Ailsa Berk in Max My Love (1986)

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    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Margaret Jones
    Anthony Higgins
    Anthony Higgins
    • Peter Jones
    Victoria Abril
    Victoria Abril
    • Maria
    Anne-Marie Besse
    • Suzanne
    Nicole Calfan
    Nicole Calfan
    • Hélène
    Pierre Étaix
    Pierre Étaix
    • Le détective…
    Bernard Haller
    Bernard Haller
    • Robert
    Sabine Haudepin
    Sabine Haudepin
    • Françoise, la prostituée
    Christopher Hovik
    • Nelson Jones
    Fabrice Luchini
    Fabrice Luchini
    • Nicolas
    Diana Quick
    Diana Quick
    • Camille
    Milena Vukotic
    Milena Vukotic
    • Margaret's Mother
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
    • Archibald
    • (as Bernard Pierre Donnadieu)
    Thomas Austerweil
    Bonnafet Tarbouriech
    Bonnafet Tarbouriech
    • Le vétérinaire
    • (as Pierre Bonnafet)
    Philippe Brigaud
    Philippe Brigaud
    Roselyne Brunet
    Pierre Cheremetieff
      • Director
        • Nagisa Ôshima
      • Writers
        • Nagisa Ôshima(scenario)
        • Jean-Claude Carrière(scenario) (based on an idea by)
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      Storyline

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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.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Look (2011)

      User reviews13

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      6/10
      Oddball Comedy Played Straight
      The premise of this film sounded just odd enough that I felt compelled to check it out at the MoMA showing last evening. I had to sit with it a day to determine exactly how I felt about it. It's definitely unusual. I found the beginning both interesting and funny, and I also enjoyed the open sequence and credits along with the score. However, the story progressed in such a way that it became clear, to me at least, that the story wasn't really developed beyond the surprise that Rampling's lover is a chimpanzee. The husbands initially accepts the situation but grows increasingly obsessed with what exactly his wife and chimp do when they're alone together, since she will not let him watch. He hires a prostitute to have sex with the monkey so he can see how it's done. There are other moments that are somewhat engaging, and the two lead performances are very good, but in the end, I found Max Mon Amour mostly unsatisfying and could have befitted from some prudent editing.
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      • daoldiges
      • Jun 3, 2019

      Details

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      • Release date
        • October 22, 1986 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • France
        • United States
      • Languages
        • French
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Max, mi amor
      • Filming locations
        • Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Studio)
      • Production companies
        • Serge Silberman
        • Greenwich Film Productions
        • Greenwich Films
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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