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A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
Michèle Mercier
- Brit (segment "Ère préhistorique")
- (as Michele Mercier)
Gabriele Tinti
- L'uomo del mar (segment "Ère préhistorique")
- (as Gabriel Tinti)
Gastone Moschin
- Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines")
- (as Gaston Moschin)
- Directors
- Claude Autant-Lara(segment Aujourd'hui)
- Mauro Bolognini(segment Nuits romaines)
- Philippe de Broca(segment Mademoiselle Mimi)
- Writers
- Ennio Flaiano(segment Ère préhistorique, L')
- Daniel Boulanger(segment Mademoiselle Mimi)
- Georges Tabet(segment La belle époque)
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One notable sketch
The sketch film was a staple of European cinema in the Fifties and Sixties. It allowed directors to work out some interesting ideas in 15 to 20 minute segments, on small budgets. Most of the directors on view here are forgotten today--Indovina, Bolognini, Autant-Lara--or in eclipse: de Broca, who never was a real new wave filmmaker, but who had a sure grasp of commercial cinema, is known today for Le Roi de coeur.
The stories are mostly silly, the actors are often mediocre: Elsa Martinelli and Michele Mercier are Eurobland, like Capucine or Dana Wynter. Jeanne Moreau is terribly wasted in a boulevard farce with ridiculous costumes--her hat is bigger than she is. Nadia Gray and Dalio sing a lusty song together in the otherwise forgettable Autant-Lara. We have to wait for the final episode, Anticipation by Godard, to experience a real jolt. Nobody has used everyday settings like airports and office towers to create menacing environments the way Godard has; there's terror in that chrome and Formica. Jacques Charrier with his vaguely Teutonic looks is perfect as the Russian who just wants some human contact (excellent sound work to give him a foreign accent). Marilu Tolo and Anna Karina as the sensual and spiritual aspects of prostitution are wonderful. There's more punch here than in the 90 minutes of Alphaville (which admittedly has some wonderful scenes).
The stories are mostly silly, the actors are often mediocre: Elsa Martinelli and Michele Mercier are Eurobland, like Capucine or Dana Wynter. Jeanne Moreau is terribly wasted in a boulevard farce with ridiculous costumes--her hat is bigger than she is. Nadia Gray and Dalio sing a lusty song together in the otherwise forgettable Autant-Lara. We have to wait for the final episode, Anticipation by Godard, to experience a real jolt. Nobody has used everyday settings like airports and office towers to create menacing environments the way Godard has; there's terror in that chrome and Formica. Jacques Charrier with his vaguely Teutonic looks is perfect as the Russian who just wants some human contact (excellent sound work to give him a foreign accent). Marilu Tolo and Anna Karina as the sensual and spiritual aspects of prostitution are wonderful. There's more punch here than in the 90 minutes of Alphaville (which admittedly has some wonderful scenes).
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- Dec 10, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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By what name was The Oldest Profession (1967) officially released in Canada in English?
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