Take It from the Top (1978)

A bored housewife achieves fame by writing an erotic novel.

Director:

Nicole de Buron

Writers:

Nicole de Buron, Mathilde Péan (adaptation)

Stars:

Annie Girardot, Pierre Mondy, Nicole Calfan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Annie Girardot	...	Annie Larcher
Pierre Mondy	...	Jean-Pierre Larcher
Nicole Calfan	...	Karin
Claude Piéplu	...	L'éditeur
Myriam Boyer	...	Alice
Henri Garcin	...	Vincent
Robert Castel	...	Le plombier
Guy Marchand	...	Le journaliste
Catherine Samie	...	Le gynécologue
Richard Constantini	...	Julien
Eléonore Klarwein	...	Olivia
Jacqueline Doyen	...	La mère d'Annie
Paulette Dubost	...	La mère de Jean-Pierre
Laurence Badie	...	Lucie
Sylvie Joly	...	La directrice d'école

Storyline

A bored housewife achieves fame by writing an erotic novel.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | writer | parent child relationship | mother | husband wife relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 August 1978 (France)

Also Known As:

Take It from the Top

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renn Productions, Les Films de Montfort, Les Films 21

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Vas y
Performed by Marie-Paule Belle
Lyrics by Françoise Mallet-Joris and Michel Grisolia
Music by Marie-Paule Belle
Arrangements by Hervé Roy and Michel Bernholc

User Reviews

Woman's lib funny metaphor

Behind its lighthearted humor and its (more than necessary) share of slapstick scenes, "Vas-y maman" is actually a relatively serious critique on patriarchal societies at a time where the woman's liberation movement was at its peak. The film (directed by a woman) shows how numerous women are alienated when they stay home, take care of the kids and the house... to eventually awake, one morning, totally depressed about their life choices. The film tells the story of such a woman; a mother who can't stand it anymore and goes back to work, start to serve tv dinners to her family and generally has a ball retrieving her youth by being her own boss once again... The comedy comes from the conflicts emerging between the members of this family as Annie Girardot's character defies them to put her back where she was before. Though it suffers from obvious shortcomings in the screenplay department, "Vas-y maman" is a mildly funny but interesting film about a very serious subject matter and, as a metaphor for the legitimacy of feminism, is certainly worth seeing.