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Overview
Les Godelureaux is a French film comedy-drama first released in 1961,
directed by Claude Chabrol.
The film is based on a novel by Eric Ollivier and stars Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Charles Belmont, André Jocelyn and Jean Galland.
It has also been released under the title: Wise Guys.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Roland, an idler living on the Left Bank in Paris, is determined to inflict a terrible
revenge on his friend Arthur, after the latter subjected him to a harmless joke.
He engages the services of the seductive Ambroisine, who pretends to fall in love with
Arthur. Oblivious to his friend’s scheming, Arthur is certain that Ambroisine’s
feelings for him are genuine and looks forward to their wedding day…
Film Review
After the hugely controversial Les
Bonnes femmes, Claude Chabrol’s next film was this distinctively New Wave
satire, an uninhibited portrayal of human spite and self-destructive delusion. Although
an entertaining film, it appears inconsequential alongside the more notable films which
Chabrol made during this period. It is perhaps most memorable for the hugely caricatured
performances by Jean-Claude Brialy and Bernadette Laffont. Film critics and film
historians are still arguing over what the film really means.
© James Travers 2000 For more on Claude Chabrol see: The life of Claude Chabrol Le Beau Serge Les Cousins Le Boucher Que la bête meure La Cérémonie Write a review for this film... User Comments
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