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Going Places

Country: France, Language: French, 150 mins

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.


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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