Les Dragueurs
| Les Dragueurs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Mocky |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean-Charles Pichon Louis Sapin |
| Starring | Jacques Charrier Charles Aznavour |
| Cinematography | Edmond Sechan |
Production company | Lisbon Films |
| Distributed by | Fernand Rivers |
Release dates |
May 1960 (US) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Les Dragueursis a 1959 Frenchdrama filmdirected byJean-Pierre Mocky.British actorBelinda Leeplays a role.
It is also known asThe Chasers(US title),The Girl Hunters,orThe Young Have No Morals.
Premise
[edit]Two young men, Freddy and Joseph, go out looking for girls one night, hoping to find the right girl. They go through a number of different experiences and encounters. Among the women they meet: Denise, who is married, but looking for romance; Sylviane, who clings to old dreams and boyfriends; Dadou, Sylviane's harsh roommate; Ghislaine; a disillusioned hard partier; a bobby soxer; Jeanne, a cripple.
Cast
[edit]- Jacques Charrieras Freddy
- Charles Aznavouras Joseph Bouvier
- Dany Robinas Denise
- Dany Carrelas Dadou
- Estella Blainas Sylviane
- Anouk Aiméeas Jeanne
- Belinda Leeas Ghislaine
- Nicole Bergeras Françoise
- Véronique Nordeyas La bobby-soxer
- Ingeborg Schöneras Monica
- Margit Saadas Ingrid
- Gérard Darrieuas Un ami de Freddy
Production
[edit]It was one of a series of sexually aggressive characters Belinda Lee played in European movies.[1]
Reception
[edit]Varietysaid the director "has filled this with some fairly acute observation on pickups and Paris nightlife, with a wild party also thrown in. It is sometimes sketchy and one-track but has exploitation handles on its looksee of Paris at night." The reviewer added that he felt the two leads "give body to the roles of the two searchers. The women remain facets of the female psyche. However, they are all lookers and dress up the pic. Technical credits and production values are fine, with on-the-spot lensing a help. This is an offbeater with possibilities for offshore specialized programs.[2]
The film was released in New York in 1960 asThe Chasers.TheNew York Timescalled it "a bittersweet, faintly tragic and sardonic romantic drama. However, as inventive, striking fare it is, basically, just another ripple in the veritable inundation of 'new wave' of features turned out by France's youthful filmmakers."[3]
TheMonthly Film Bulletinsaid it "had its points of interest."[4]
It was released in LA in 1963 asThe Girl Chasers.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020)."A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee".Filmink.
- ^Mosk (24 April 1959)."Les Drageurs".Variety.p. 15.
- ^Screen: Rootless French: ' The Chasers' Opens at the Little Carnegie By A. H. WEILER. New York Times 3 May 1960: 43.
- ^YOUNG HAVE NO MORALS, The "(Les Dragueurs)" Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 28, Iss. 324, (Jan 1, 1961): 42.
- ^'Girl Chasers' at Two Theaters Los Angeles Times 10 Apr 1963: C15.
External links
[edit]- Les DragueursatIMDb
- Les Drageursat BFI
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