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Ravissante
1960 Comedy / Romance
Review
This engaging comedy was written and directed by Robert Lamoureux, a popular figure in
French cinema of the 1950s. Not surprisingly, Lamoureux also takes a lead role in this
film as the seductive Thierry. This film may not be in the same league as the contemporary
New Wave films of the early 1960s, mainly because it is allied too closely with the traditional
romantic cinema of the 1950s. However, it is a satisfying example of a light romantic
comedy from this period. There were serious tensions between the director and his
cast when the film was made, but these do not show up when viewing the film.
Although this is only his third major film role, Philippe Noiret is excellent in his role as the unsuccessful Don Juan. It is a role which affords the actor ample opportunity to develop his now familiar lugubrious comic persona. For his part, Robert Lamoureux is on fine form, although possibly looking a little long in the tooth to be entirely convincing as the master seducer. © James Travers 2000 Write a review for this film...User Comments
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Director:
Robert Lamoureux
Starring: Robert Lamoureux, Sylva Koscina, Philippe Noiret, Lucile Saint-Simon, Jacques Dacqmine Synopsis
Maurice is in love with Evelyn, the wife of a friend. When, after an evening out,
Evelyn spurns his advances, Maurice decides to take his revenge. He asks an old
friend, Thierry, an airline pilot and born womaniser, to seduce Evelyn and then ditch
her, to give her a taste of her own medicine. Maurice arranges a meeting at a country
inn between Thierry and Evelyn. However, the latter fails to turn up and Thierry
meets Maurice’s wife, Françoise, instead. Suspecting her husband is
being unfaithful to her, Françoise decides to string Thierry along and pretends
to be Evelyn…
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