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Aka Summer Manoeuvres. A rakish army lieutenant takes a bet from his comrades that he can make love to any woman in the town. The bet, of course, backfires.

 

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Director Rene Clair
Starring Brigitte Bardot, Michele Morgan

 

Genre World Cinema

 

Country FRANCE Language FRENCH   Year 1955

 

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Trailer; Photo gallery; Rene Clair short film - Entr'acte; Biographies; Colour booklet.

 

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Certificate PG   Length 103 mins   Label CEST
Cat No CLV126   Format DVD   Colour
Region2   Aspect 4:3
Subtitles English.

 

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Review by Barry Forshaw on 25th May 2004

A Rene Classic made in 1955, this fascinating piece gleaned a slew of awards, and gains retropsective interest from an early Brigitte Bardot performance: Gérard Phillipe is as mesmerising as ever.

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Article - "And God Created Bardot......" by David Parkinson
Thursday 1st July 2004

It's over three decades since Brigitte Bardot bade farewell to cinema in Nina Companeez's 15th-century soft-core romp The Gay and Joyous Story of Colinot, The Puller-Upper of Skirts. BB was approaching her 40th birthday and had decided to devote the remainder ...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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