The Female (1959 film)
Film by Julien Duvivier
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The Female (French: La femme et le pantin, lit. 'The Woman and the Puppet', Italian: Femmina), released in the United Kingdom and the Philippines as A Woman Like Satan, is a 1959 drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It is the fourth film adaptation of the 1898 novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs. The film stars Brigitte Bardot and António Vilar, with Darío Moreno.
FrenchLa femme et le pantin
Directed byJulien Duvivier
Adaptation byJulien Duvivier
Marcel Achard
Albert Valentin
Jean Aurenche
Marcel Achard
Albert Valentin
Jean Aurenche
Dialogue byMarcel Achard
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| French | La femme et le pantin |
| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Adaptation by | Julien Duvivier Marcel Achard Albert Valentin Jean Aurenche |
| Dialogue by | Marcel Achard |
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| Produced by | Christine Gouze-Rénal |
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| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Sadoul |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,453,892 admissions (France)[4] |
Premise
Cast
- Brigitte Bardot as Éva Marchand
- António Vilar as Don Mateo Diaz
- Lila Kedrova as Manuela
- Daniel Ivernel as Berthier
- Darío Moreno as Arbadajian
- Jacques Mauclair as Stanislas Marchand
- Jess Hahn as Sidney
Production
Brigitte Bardot wrote in her autobiography that although the crew would call director Julien Duvivier "Dudu", the set was not harmonious. She also described the difficulty of filming in the heat of Seville during the Seville Fair.[5] Her fee was $87,500.[6]
Reception
Variety called it "old fashioned".[7]
See also
- The Woman and the Puppet (1920)
- The Woman and the Puppet (1929)
- The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
- That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
