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{{short description|1968 romantic tragedy}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Les Biches
| name = Les Biches
| image = Biches.jpg
| image = Biches.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Film poster for ''Le Biches''
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Claude Chabrol]]
| director = [[Claude Chabrol]]
| producer = [[André Genovès]]
| producer = [[André Génovès]]
| writer = Claude Chabrol<br/>[[Paul Gégauff]]
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Claude Chabrol
* [[Paul Gégauff]]
}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = [[Stéphane Audran]]<br/>[[Jacqueline Sassard]]<br/>[[Jean-Louis Trintignant]]<br/>[[Nane Germon]]<br/>[[Henri Attal]]<br/>[[Dominique Zardi]]
* [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]]
* [[Jacqueline Sassard]]
* [[Stéphane Audran]]
}}
| music = [[Pierre Jansen]]
| music = [[Pierre Jansen]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Rabier]]
| cinematography = [[Jean Rabier]]
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| studio =
| studio =
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = '''[[France]]''':<Br/>{{Start date|1968|03|22}}<ref name="amg" /><Br/>'''[[Italy]]''':<Br/>{{Start date|1968|08|30}}<ref name="amg">{{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/les-biches-28979|work=Allmovie|accessdate=November 18, 2009|title=Overview: Les Biches|author=German, Yuri}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|1968|03|22|France|ref1=<ref name="amg" />|1968|08|30|Italy|ref2=<ref name="amg">{{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/les-biches-28979|work=Allmovie|accessdate=November 18, 2009|title=Overview: Les Biches|author=German, Yuri}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = France<br/>Italy
| country = {{Plainlist|
* France
* Italy
}}
| language = French
| language = French
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = 627,679 admissions (France)<ref name="biches">{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com.au/translate?sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/france-1968-c22750489&prev=search|title=Les Biches|website=Box office Story}}</ref>
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'''''Les Biches''''' (''The Does'') is a 1968 French film starring [[Stéphane Audran]], [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]], and [[Jacqueline Sassard]]. It was directed by [[Claude Chabrol]], and depicts a tortured [[lesbian]] relationship between the Audran and Sassard characters. Audran won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[18th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="berlinale 1968">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html |title=Berlinale 1968: Prize Winners |accessdate=2010-03-06 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> The film had a total of 627,164 admissions in France.<ref name="JPBox Office">http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9087</ref>
'''''Les Biches''''' ({{langx|en|The Does}}) is a 1968 [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Claude Chabrol]]. It depicts a tortured [[love triangle]] between characters portrayed by [[Stéphane Audran]] and [[Jacqueline Sassard]]; [[Jean-Louis Trintignant]] also stars. Audran won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[18th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="berlinale 1968">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html |title=Berlinale 1968: Prize Winners |accessdate=2010-03-06 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=2014-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107082140/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1968/03_preistr_ger_1968/03_Preistraeger_1968.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film had a total of 627,164 admissions in France.<ref name="JPBox Office">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9087|title=Les Biches (1968) - JPBox-Office}}</ref>

While the film does not acknowledge any literary sources, ''Les Biches'' is loosely based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s 1955 novel ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley]]'', with the main characters' genders being switched. Chabrol's screenwriter [[Paul Gégauff]] had previously adapted the novel into ''[[Purple Noon]]'' in 1960.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Frédérique is a rich and beautiful woman who picks up a female [[street artist]] called "Why". It is December and they go to her villa in Saint Tropez, which is inhabited by a couple of odd gay men. Both women fall for the local architect Paul Thomas. However Why says that she is not interested in him, so Frédérique invites him to move into the villa.
On the [[Pont des Arts]] in Paris, a rich and beautiful woman, Frédérique, picks up a penniless female [[street artist]] called Why. Frédérique seduces Why and takes her to her villa in [[Saint Tropez]]. The villa is occupied by two gay friends of Frédérique, Robegue and Riasis. At a party, Why meets an architect, Paul Thomas. She leaves the party with him. They are followed by Robegue and Riasis, acting on Frédérique's orders. They watch as Paul sleeps with Why.

Frédérique visits Paul and sets out to seduce him. The two start having an affair. Frédérique invites Paul to move into the villa, kicking out Robegue and Riasis. One morning Why finds a note saying that Paul and Frédérique have gone to Paris. She follows them and goes to Frédérique's apartment. Discovering Frédérique alone, Why confesses to being jealous of both Frédérique and Paul. Frédérique tells Why she finds her love repulsive, and Why stabs her with a poisoned dagger. Why calls Paul, pretending to be Frédérique, and invites him to the apartment. When he arrives Why is waiting for him dressed in Frédérique's clothes.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Henri Attal]] - Robèque
* [[Henri Attal]] - Robèque
* [[Dominique Zardi]] - Riais
* [[Dominique Zardi]] - Riais

==Production==
Chabrol later admitted he included the lesbian plot in order to help the film at the box office. It was the first film he made with producer [[André Génovès]].<ref name="ebert">{{cite news|title=This Man Must Commit Murder|first=Roger|last=Ebert|newspaper=New York Times |date=29 Nov 1970|page= 131}}</ref>
Chabrol talked about the story:
<blockquote>It is about the equilibrium of such a relationship, when someone else intervenes about the bargains that people make with each other. And about the rich, the advantage that they have over the poor, their richness. They can buy people, and the poor have to submit, until they revolt, and the only possible revolt is destruction. It is from a Marxist point of view but it is not political at all. I'm sure you cannot make a revolution with a camera. But you can show up all the people and things you dislike.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=The bargains people make: Stacy Waddy interviews Claude Chabrol|last=Waddy|first= Stacy|newspaper= The Guardian|date=23 Nov 1968|page= 7}}</ref></blockquote>

==Reception==
''Les biches'' was not successful at the box office but it has become one of Chabrol's more famous movies. It revived his reputation critically after a series of disappointing films.<ref name="biches"/>

Chabrol said later the film marked a creative turning point for him. "With the films since ''Les Biches'' I think I'm finally on the right track," he said. "I knew I was interested in murder but what I didn't realise is that my interest isn't in solving puzzles. I want to study the human behaviour of people involved in murder."<ref name="ebert"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0062728|Les Biches}}
*{{IMDb title|0062728|Les Biches}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/489977/Les-biches/ ''Les Biches''] at [[TCMDB]]
*[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/les-biches-1969 Review of film] at Roger Ebert
*[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9404E7DB1E31E034BC4F51DFBF668383679EDE Review of film] in ''New York Times''
*[http://sensesofcinema.com/2001/cteq/biches/ Review of film] at [[Senses of Cinema]]


{{Claude Chabrol}}
{{Claude Chabrol}}
{{Paul Gégauff}}


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Latest revision as of 17:41, 26 October 2024

Les Biches
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Written by
Produced byAndré Génovès
Starring
CinematographyJean Rabier
Edited byJacques Gaillard
Music byPierre Jansen
Release dates
  • March 22, 1968 (1968-03-22) (France)[1]
  • August 30, 1968 (1968-08-30) (Italy)[1]
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office627,679 admissions (France)[2]

Les Biches (English: The Does) is a 1968 drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It depicts a tortured love triangle between characters portrayed by Stéphane Audran and Jacqueline Sassard; Jean-Louis Trintignant also stars. Audran won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] The film had a total of 627,164 admissions in France.[4]

While the film does not acknowledge any literary sources, Les Biches is loosely based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, with the main characters' genders being switched. Chabrol's screenwriter Paul Gégauff had previously adapted the novel into Purple Noon in 1960.

Plot

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On the Pont des Arts in Paris, a rich and beautiful woman, Frédérique, picks up a penniless female street artist called Why. Frédérique seduces Why and takes her to her villa in Saint Tropez. The villa is occupied by two gay friends of Frédérique, Robegue and Riasis. At a party, Why meets an architect, Paul Thomas. She leaves the party with him. They are followed by Robegue and Riasis, acting on Frédérique's orders. They watch as Paul sleeps with Why.

Frédérique visits Paul and sets out to seduce him. The two start having an affair. Frédérique invites Paul to move into the villa, kicking out Robegue and Riasis. One morning Why finds a note saying that Paul and Frédérique have gone to Paris. She follows them and goes to Frédérique's apartment. Discovering Frédérique alone, Why confesses to being jealous of both Frédérique and Paul. Frédérique tells Why she finds her love repulsive, and Why stabs her with a poisoned dagger. Why calls Paul, pretending to be Frédérique, and invites him to the apartment. When he arrives Why is waiting for him dressed in Frédérique's clothes.

Cast

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Production

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Chabrol later admitted he included the lesbian plot in order to help the film at the box office. It was the first film he made with producer André Génovès.[5]

Chabrol talked about the story:

It is about the equilibrium of such a relationship, when someone else intervenes about the bargains that people make with each other. And about the rich, the advantage that they have over the poor, their richness. They can buy people, and the poor have to submit, until they revolt, and the only possible revolt is destruction. It is from a Marxist point of view but it is not political at all. I'm sure you cannot make a revolution with a camera. But you can show up all the people and things you dislike.[6]

Reception

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Les biches was not successful at the box office but it has become one of Chabrol's more famous movies. It revived his reputation critically after a series of disappointing films.[2]

Chabrol said later the film marked a creative turning point for him. "With the films since Les Biches I think I'm finally on the right track," he said. "I knew I was interested in murder but what I didn't realise is that my interest isn't in solving puzzles. I want to study the human behaviour of people involved in murder."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b German, Yuri. "Overview: Les Biches". Allmovie. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Les Biches". Box office Story.
  3. ^ "Berlinale 1968: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  4. ^ "Les Biches (1968) - JPBox-Office".
  5. ^ a b Ebert, Roger (29 Nov 1970). "This Man Must Commit Murder". New York Times. p. 131.
  6. ^ Waddy, Stacy (23 Nov 1968). "The bargains people make: Stacy Waddy interviews Claude Chabrol". The Guardian. p. 7.
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