The Bear and the Doll
| The Bear and the Doll | |
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| Directed by | Michel Deville |
| Produced by | Mag Bodard |
| Screenplay by |
Nina Companeez Michel Deville |
| Starring |
Brigitte Bardot Jean-Pierre Cassel |
| Music by | Eddie Vartan |
| Cinematography | Claude Lecompte |
| Edited by | Nina Companeez |
| Distributed by | Paramount (US) |
Release dates | 1970 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,617,853 admissions (France[1] |
The Bear and the Doll (original title: L'Ours et la Poupée) is a 1970 French film directed by Michel Deville and starring Brigitte Bardot.
Plot
Felicia, a high spirited woman crashes her car into that of a Gaspard, conservative musician and single dad. Felicia is frustrated that Gaspard doesn't find her attractive and sets out to seduce him.
Cast
- Brigitte Bardot as Felicia
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gaspard
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Ivan
- Georges Claisse as Stephane
- Patrick Gilles as Titus
- Julien Verdier as Tabard
- Claude Beauthéac as Millot
- Jean Lescot as Bernard
- Olivier Stroh as Arthur
- Patricia Darmon as Mariette
- Sabine Haudepin as Julie
- Valérie Stroh as Charlotte
- Claude Jetter as Hippie girl
Production
The film was inspired by American screwball comedies of the 1930s and was written with Catherine Deneuve in mind. Alain Delon and Jean Paul Belmondo were offered the male lead but turned it down. Filming took place in the summer of 1969.[2]
Reception
The New York Times said that "the maneuverings are mostly the tactics of coy moviemaking here involving several awful child actors, windshield wipers that comment on the action, a huge but gentle dog, a Siamese cat named Prudhomme, and endless little rages between the lovers that define their real affection... Charm is the ingredient that is in singularly short supply in "The Bear and the Doll," largely, I suspect, because Miss Bardot, once a sex kitten, now approaches middle age with all of the grace of a seasoned predator."[3]
References
- ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ↑ Philippe Lombard, The Bear and the Doll at Histories de Tournages
- ↑ Review of film at New York Times
External links
- The Bear and the Doll at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of film at Classic Movie Ramblings
- The Bear and the Doll at Premiere France