Going Places
Original Title
Les Valseuses- Director: Bertrand Blier
- Writer: Bertrand Blier
- Producer: Paul Claudon
CGiii Comment
Inexplicably, this is billed as a comedy.
There's absolutely nothing funny about this distasteful, objectionable, misogynistic drivel.
It's almost like the French version of the hideous Clockwork Orange...
Blier directs well...but, for what reason? To offend and irritate - he does both, admirably.
A wholly vile film.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Gerard Depardieu as Jean-Claude;
Patrick Dewaere as Pierrot;
Miou-Miou as Marie-Ange;
Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Pirolle;
Brigitte Fossey as Woman in the train;
Christian Alers as Jacqueline's father Henri;
Michel Peyrelon as The Doctor;
Gerard Boucaron as Carnot;
Jacques Chailleux as Jacques Pirolle;
Eva Damien as Doctor's wife;
Dominique Davray as Ursula;
Isabelle Huppert as Jacqueline;
Marco Perrin as Supermarket inspector;
Jacques Rispal as Maton;
Claude Vergues as Merian