Calmos

Already shaken by the experience of Valseuses (Going Places), French audiences, even though they were well-informed, were nevertheless surprised when they discovered this virulent chauvinist pamphlet, perceived initially as a caricature of the feminist struggle (1975 saw the height of the excesses of the feminist movement in France). Unjustly misunderstood, Blier re-established the truth stating that it was, on the contrary, a reflection on the underlying cowardice and weakness of men when faced with love. Although at the outset he wanted to make a "Kubrickian film", the young director soon realised that he had "ideas that were impossible film". However, this surprising film strikes hard and goes beyond all the limits. A classic for some, in bad taste for others, one thing that is certain about this curious film is that it leaves no-one indifferent.