Depardieu would have a similar scene only a few years later co-starring with Robert De Niro and Stefania Casini in '1900' (dir. there's plenty of sex as the two buddies try to make every woman they encounter, in between robberies and stealing cars. Pierrot runs away but is shot in the groin. (new edition). The only authentic women are those who are degraded. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter The scene of Spider-Man holding back a massive train with nothing but a few strands of webbing and his body is so excruciating you'll swear you'll pull a muscle watching it. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it's cars, peace of mind, or daughters. This film is a stunning piece that will convince even the most skeptical viewer that Gerard Depardieu is one of the finest film actors of the last 50 years. Jean-Claude and Pierrot take the gun and Jeanne's belongings and flee the hotel. Depardieu's most notorious film is this (1974)groundbreaker from Bertrand Blier. "The Lone Ranger" (2013) was a box office bomb and disappointed audiences. Shes on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure. Chantal Ladesou didn't get Marie-Ange's role in this movie because she refused to show her breasts during casting in Paris: "I was asked to take off my bra and my t-shirt," she says. But the duo isn't simply suave; in addition to their crimes, they mistreat women without regret -- which could come back to haunt them. Transportation. This is possibly Depardieu's best performance, certainly his most natural. Impossible? Going Places 1974 'Les Valseuses' Directed by Bertrand Blier Synopsis Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. Leaving with the other car, Jean-Claude and Pierrot force a doctor at gunpoint to treat Pierrot's wounds, which are only superficial. When they have to stop at a train crossing and see police arriving, they flee their car and enter the almost empty train. But train scenes can deal with more somber material, as the 1944 classic "Since You Went Away" reveals. ), but for it took two icons of French film heritage and put them upside down. Release Calendar Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie . Think that'll come out of his alimony payments? By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. After they evade their pursuers, they loot the purse but are disappointed to find almost no money. The problem I have with the majority of the movie is that it seemed to be going nowhere for a lot of it. The fallout proves particularly devastating to Mr. [] The road/buddy movie was scarcely new 16 years ago, but Blier's strategies in the telling of his sexual odyssey remain fresh, outrageous and inspired." Over the course of the trip, teenager Jane (Jennifer Jones) fall in love with Bill (Robert Walker), a corporal in the U.S. Army. That's not the only problem Doc and Marty (Michael J. Going Places Blu-ray Kino Classics 1974 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 118 min. He then climbs onto the helicopter, blows it up with a stick of exploding gum, and rides the explosion back to the train. I saw this film when it first played in 1974 and hated it. Over the years, we've seen Cruise, as secret agent Ethan Hunt, hang from the outside of a plane, scale the tallest building on Earth, and perform a high-altitude halo jump. "The Polar Express," however, builds the entire premise of its movie around a train. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! This is a pretty damn good movie, all things considered. Going Places. I understand why this movie has favorable reviews from users. Spider-Man triumphs but his road to victory is one of themost painful and exciting sequences ever filmed in a superhero movie. I am a straight guy and I know why other guys would like this kind of stuff. There was Easy Rider, with its narcissistic, and masochistic victims of society. You're almost there! "I repacked everything and I told Depardieu that," she recalls. For Patrick Dewaere,"Les Valseuses" was a good opportunity to excel alongside Depardieu in a role where he became good friends with Miou Miou too. The movie has many objectionable scenes and points of sexual politics and is probably best taken as a general cartoon on the foibles of both sexes, making a mockery of the whole notion of sensitivity and honesty, and hitting numerous points of possible profundity on the basis that if you fire off enough shots, some of them are bound to hit. Pierrot fears that he has become impotent because of his wounds and suggests sabotaging the steering of the DS before giving it back to the owner, imagining him having an accident on a winding road. When they bring it back at night, the owner awaits them with his gun drawn. Pointless. And while he loses the crucifix thanks to a corrupt sheriff, he gains the admiration of the leader of the robbers who gifts Indy with his hat. I would love to see it now as an adult where I would be more apt to understand the adult theme of it. There's naked breasts (and more) in it, after all! Most of my memory of this movie was the completely erratic sexual behavior of these two guys. They notice that the home belongs to a family of three, with a daughter named Jacqueline. When a mysterious magic train appears in front of his house one night, the boy takes a leap of faith and climbs onboard, joining a bunch of children on their way to the North Pole. All rights reserved. Back then it was UNRATED and was the only movie of its kind ever shown on pay televisionespecially back then. Series Noir was a valid expression of personal liberty and licentious behavior. Best of 2022 Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. I can remember seeing this movie as a kid in 1977 or 1978. 'Les Valseuses' gives me, although a film and not real life, a picture close to my own experiences: the intenseness of each moment as soon as you leave 'all behind' and go for the momentous, whatever comes your way, it's another state of mind and also 'dangerous' form of life, because, as we all know, there are people who are not ready for this and willing to persecute you for 'stealing' and so onThis film touches 'values', it's a story about 'what's right and wrong': morals. The latter endeavor includes seducing a soldier's bride on a train, literally chasing a woman through the streets, picking up a woman randomly as she leaves prison, and what becomes their ultimate challenge, giving pleasure to Marie-Ange, who is all too willing to have sex but has never had an orgasm. "The Incredibles" gave us one of animation's best superhero families but it all started with a massive train accident that completely destroyed the superhero community. Action-adventure films provide exciting fight sequences in (and sometimes on) a high-speed train. Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) get into a punch up that takes them up and down a skyscraper and then inside and outside a high-speed train. I guess theyre supposed to come off as pathetic anti-heroes, driven to their cretinism out of terminal ennui. Dare I say that only the French can get away with films like this. That's not the last we see of Doc though. Let's start with one of the very first iconic train movies now regarded as one of the greatest American films ever made. Some other actors associated with this film too saw a veritable advancement of their respective careers. But whilst C + J eschew sex for a girly trip back into childhood, this pair revel in their carnality even to the point of exploring homoeroticism. This mean-spirited French comedy from the mid-seventies retains all it's freshness, even by today's standards. They are shocked when the person is one of Jacques' prison wardens. Pure logic (not to mention our hopes against hope) would have had her killing them and finishing the movie by herself. Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards Votes: 331,077 | Gross: $5.32M Jean-Claude and Pierrot harass and sexually assault an older woman in a banlieue, steal her purse and run away. If you're a dedicated trainspotter like Sheldon Cooper of "The Big Bang Theory," or just love the romance that comes from riding the rails, get ready to revisit some amazing journeys. Like C + G, through it all they remain innocents at heart, rebels against the quotidien, the bourgeois, the restrictive. Menu. When their plan of seducing young women fails, Jean-Claude suggests that an inmate in a women's prison would be sexually starving. Drama, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Reunite to Play. Feeling the artifact belongs in a museum, Indy takes the crucifix, causing the robbers to chase him onto a circus train. [2] It stars Miou-Miou, Grard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere. Original title: Les Valseuses. First, that Moreau woman, of "Ascenseur pour l'chafaud", "Moderato cantabile" and "Jules & Jim" fame, makes love to the two boys before killing herself, and then la Fossey, the same actress that I had seen as a little girl in "Forbidden Games" was surprisingly playing a middle-class housewife in a bus, had her bare breasts fondled by the pair of petty thugs played by Depardieu and Dewaere. Seen up close, the battle takes on epic proportions as Ant-Man lifts entire box cars and flings them at his enemy. All three check into a hotel and have passionate sex. Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasu Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure. We were like a litter of puppies.". Veel weten over deze film en veel andere films? Yep, we women should ALL commit suicide at forty, or whenever we stop being able to breed. A young woman, alone in a wagon with the two heroes of the film, "has the unfortunate idea of breastfeeding her baby". Miou-Miou is lovely throughout and again has very difficult scenes to play. Seen from far away, it looks ridiculous since all of those superhero moves amount to a toy train falling off its tracks. There are laughs in it, yes, but how could . She again is totally passive, frustrating both. What to do with people who are willing to hurt you, put you in jail or even shoot at you for the things that you do, like "stealing" some petrol from a multinational oil company for you fifth hand car? Not sure if this counts as a spoiler or not, so beware: As a film which challenges the limits of roguishness, "Les Valseuses" is based on the eponymous best selling book written by Bertrand Blier which sold over 75,000 copies in France. In the film, The General is stolen by Union spies and Johnnie pursues it into Union territory. Everyone loved the webslinger after he saved a New York train from Doctor Octopus in "Spider-Man 2.". Undaunted, Doctor Ock sabotages the train's brakes, and Peter is forced to slow down the train with his webbing and superhuman strength as the train hurls toward an unfinished bridge. Jean-Claude (Grard Depardieu) and Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere) are crooks. He fends off a lion with a bullwhip that gives him his facial scar. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. 1. HBO would show it late at night back when they were they one and only movie pay channel in existence. "[12], "Bertrand Blier livre quelques ppites sur "Les Valseuses", "Bon anniversaire Grard Depardieu - cinema - Tl 2 semaines", "Movie Review: A Sexual Odyssey in 'Going Places', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Going_Places_(1974_film)&oldid=1134036315, Christian Alers as Henri, Jacqueline's father, Claude Vergnes as Merlan, the hairdresser, This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 18:22. jeanne moreau has a touching role as an older woman just released from prison and also look for a very young isabelle huppert. When she is hit by her father she breaks down and requests the three to take her with them, which they do. As he moves from one car to another, Indy falls into a snake pit, giving him a crippling new phobia. Bertrand Blier is indeed l'enfant terrible of French cinema and in the seventies he always could shock the public. Turns out the reason "Mal" used a train is because the real Mal and Cobb had once been trapped inside a dream world for the mental equivalent of decades. However, even the harshest critics couldn't help but admire the final chase scene where the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) and Tonto (Johnny Depp) engage in one of the mostepic train battles in movie history. Going Places R 1974, Comedy/Drama, 1h 57m 69% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 86% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Where to watch Rent/buy Rent/buy Want to see Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in. It would be far more offensive if these men, who would do favors for women just so they can get laid, if the movie tried to make them into good and likable characters. But then, that's his job description. On the car ride, Jeanne passionately kisses both. Unfortunately, Cobb has a bizarre problem the guilt he feels over his wife's death causes a mental construct of her to manifest in his dreams and sabotage his missions. The film was produced by CAPAC, UPF and Prodis. They return to Marie-Ange and force her to have sex with both of them, Pierrot again being able to get an erection. This sort of material isnt a commentary on dehumanization; its depraved in its own right. An interesting but uncomfortable look at the French post-new wave sex revolution through the story of two sociopaths on a endless road trip to satisfying their desires. Support the Podcast for $5 or more, and receive cool rewards! Gerard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere also appeared in Bertrand Blier's Oscar-winning 'Get Out Your Hankercheifs.'. When we see him chasing the hapless middle aged female with his buddy Depardieu in "Going Places" we have fair warning that two hours spent with these chaps will be soul-draining. In fact, it's aimless structure and cynical wit would probably be more distressing to audiences now, more than ever (as vacuously preoccupied with good taste as most movies are these days). Not to say there isn't many funny moments in the movie because there are, especially in the last act of the movie. It is the epitome of misogyny (or so it seems), and the way two antiheroes treat every woman they'd meet seems unspeakable. If it is impossible to know how the casting would have gone if it had not turned short, the actress readily admits that she would not have "perhaps not had the role anyway". Back then it was UNRATED and was the only movie of its kind ever shown on pay televisionespecially back then. Gen X veteran film critic Cole Smithey and Millennial filmmaker Mike Lacy copiously consume international politics and culture through the prism of a single film, and a different craft beer, every week.Even the grandest of Bouffers are gonna have a hard time swallowing this 1974 nihilist sexual assault romp with Grard Depardieu and Miou-Miou. Its story involved two loutish, brutal and unclean young men, Jean-Claude and Pierrot, who drift about France endlessly in a series of stolen cars. Since the early silent films, trains have been a staple in practically every movie genre imaginable. When going through her belongings, they notice through her correspondence that she has a son named Jacques, who is also in jail. https://www.patreon.com/colesmitheySubscribe to the Podcast! SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2chTPTT iTunes: http://apple.co/1Y15Zom Come on Cole's 5th \u0026 Park Walking Tour of Carnegie Hill http://www.colesmithey.com/tour/Follow Cole on Twitter!Twitter: https://twitter.com/colesmitheyCopyright claim: This video, along with all other videos produced by Smart New Media Inc., [as posted on YouTube] falls strictly under the protections of *TITLE 17, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 107 OF THE UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW, and as such is the property of SMART NEW MEDIA INC. \"The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.\" A few reviewers have mentioned the word 'misogynist' in connection with this film. The actress refused, offering to show a photo of her chest. A wonderful, free flowing, often lyrical film that whisks you along, ever smiling, even if there are truly shocking incidents along the way. Les Valseuses - 1974Onze rating: ExellentRegie: Bertrand BlierHoofdrollen: Grard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Moreau, Miou-Miou, Gr. In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," he nearly gets the life sucked out of him by a dementor. The Indiana Jones movie franchise has always been a love letter to the adventure serials from the 1930s, and this scene celebrates this by explaining Indy's entire backstory inone wonderfully traumatic train ride. Although considered clich by audiences today, and even parodied in films like "Airplane!" I then smeared my breasts with honey and the baby saw nothing but fire". Les Valseuses - 1974Onze rating: ExellentRegie: Bertrand BlierHoofdrollen: Grard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Moreau, Miou-Miou, Grard Jugnot, Brigitte Fossey, Marco PerrinScenario: Bertrand BlierMuziek: Stphane GrappelliMontage: Kenout PeltierCinematografie: Bruno Nuytten Premire: 1974Genre: Komedie, Misdaad, ErotiekSpeelduur: 113 min.Taal: FransLand: FrankrijkOpmerking: Les Valseuses, was op n na (Emmanuelle) de succesrijkste Franse film van 1974 in Frankrijk. They steal a Citron DS for a joyride. It filled me with a strong urge for pissing on the director and defecating on the script writer. / Les valseuses / Street Date November 1, 2011 / 29.95 Starring Grard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Miou-Miou, Jeanne Moreau, Brigitte Fossey, Jacques Chailleux, Isabelle Huppert.
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