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Folies Bourgeoises

 
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Folies Bourgeoises

  • Director: Claude Chabrol
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Type: Sex Comedy, Satire
  • Themes: Infidelity
  • Main Cast: Bruce Dern, Stéphane Audran, Ann-Margret, Curd Jürgens, Sydne Rome, Jean-Pierre Cassel
  • Release Year: 1976
  • Country: WG/IT/FR
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: NR

Plot

French New Wave director Claude Chabrol steps away from his usual style of mysteries and psychological dramas for the sex comedy Folies Bourgeoises, based on the novel Le Malheur Fou by Lucie Faure. Bruce Dern is the American writer William Brandels and Stephane Audran is his French socialite wife, Claire Brandels. The story follows the confusion of the infidelities of the wealthy upper class. Also starring Ann-Margret and Maria Schell. This film was also released in an English-language dubbed version titled The Twist. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast

Maria Schell - Gretel; Henri Attal - Customer; Yvonne Gaudeau - Claire's mother; Tomas Milian - Detective; Mauro Parenti; Dominique Zardi - Motorist; Charles Aznavour - Dr. Lartigue; Sybil Danning - Secretary; Francis Perrin - Robert Sartre; Jean-Marie Arnoux - Grocer

Credit

Claude Chabrol - Director, Monique Fardoulis - Editor, Manuel De Sica - Composer (Music Score), Jean Rabier - Cinematographer, Alexander Salkind - Producer, Ilya Salkind - Producer, Pierre Spengler - Producer, Claude Chabrol - Screenwriter, Ennio de Concini - Screenwriter, Licie Faure - Book Author

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