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The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession
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Directed by	Claude Autant-Lara; Mauro Bolognini; Philippe de Broca; Jean-Luc Godard; Franco Indovina; Michael Pfleghar
Written by	Jean Aurenche; Daniel Boulanger; Ennio Flaiano; Jean-Luc Godard; Klaus Munro; André Tabet; Georges Tabet
Produced by	Joseph Bercholz; Horst Wendlandt
Edited by	Nino Baragli; Agnès Guillemot
Production; companies	Rialto Films (Germany); Films Gibs (France)
Release date	21 April 1967;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	France; Germany
Language	French

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The Oldest Profession (French: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages.^[1]

Plot

The Prehistoric Era – The cavewoman Brit is unable to attract a visiting trader until the wall painter Rak has the idea of making up her face.
Roman Nights – In ancient Rome, the Emperor Flavius makes an excuse to leave the Empress Domitilla and go with the poet Menippus to a brothel. There he meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who turns out to be his wife, the Empress.
Mademoiselle Mimi – During the French Revolution, Philibert asks to visit Mimi and from her window watches an old aristocrat being guillotined, saying it was his childless uncle. Promising to pay her as soon as the lawyers have settled the estate, he disappears.
The Gay Nineties – In Paris in the 1890s, Nini goes to bed with a lonely old man and, looking through his wallet once he is asleep, finds he is a partner in a major bank. Refusing to take any money, she says she is in love with him and in the end lets him marry her.
Paris Today – Catherine, who has lost her driving licence, works from a car driven by her friend Nadia. When the car is impounded, they buy an ambulance instead. One night it is stopped by police, who depart when they discover that the client is a doctor.
Anticipation – In the future, a man from a remote space outpost visits Earth and at the spaceport hotel is offered a prostitute for the night. He rejects the girl, Marlène, as she is incapable of conversation. His hosts then find him another girl, Eléonore, who is full of charm and chat, but reluctant to go further. He persuades her that the mouth she uses so well could have further uses.

Cast

Prehistoric Era (directed by Franco Indovina)^[2]

Michèle Mercier as Brit
Enrico Maria Salerno as Rak
Gabriele Tinti as the trader (as Gabriel Tinti)

Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)^[2]

Elsa Martinelli as Domitilla
Gastone Moschin as Flavius
Giancarlo Cobelli as Menippus

Mademoiselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)^[2]

Jeanne Moreau as Mimi
Jean-Claude Brialy as Philibert
Jean Richard as Mimi's previous client
Jacques Monod as a man in the street

The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)^[2]

Raquel Welch as Nini
Martin Held as Édouard
Tilly Lauenstein as another prostitute
Siegfried Schürenberg as another banker

Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)^[2]

Nadia Gray as Nadia
France Anglade as Catherine
Jacques Duby as a cop
Francis Blanche as the doctor
Marcel Dalio as the lawyer Vladimir Leskov

Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)^[2]

Jacques Charrier as John Demetrios
Anna Karina as Eléonore Roméovitch
Marilù Tolo as Marlène

Raquel Welch was the only American in the cast.^[3]

Release

The rights to distribute the film in the US and English-speaking Canada were purchased by Jack Harris.^[4] Harris later wrote in his memoirs he was attracted by the chance to work on "a brand new film, produced like a major Hollywood picture, featuring Raquel Welch and some of the hottest female stars in the world... It was a big disappointment as a theatrical entry. However through the years, between theatres, television and home video, it has never lost is popularity and has treated me very well."^[5]

The Los Angeles Times thought the film was "ruined by some of the worst dubbing in recent memory".^[6]

References

^ Canby, Vincent (2011). "NY Times.com: The Oldest Profession". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Canby, Vincent (8 November 1968). "Movie Review: The Oldest Profession". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
^ "'Oldest Profession' Cast Set" Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 21 January 1967: 18.
^ "PRESENTING THE FATHER OF 'THE BLOB'" Edwards, Dennis. Los Angeles Times 28 December 1980: o6.
^ Jack H. Harris, Father of the Blob, 2015
^ "'Oldest Profession' at the Music Hall" Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 29 June 1968: b7.

External links

The Oldest Profession at IMDb

[nytimes-1] Canby, Vincent (2011). "NY Times.com: The Oldest Profession". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

[nytimes_review-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Canby, Vincent (8 November 1968). "Movie Review: The Oldest Profession". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.

[3] "'Oldest Profession' Cast Set" Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 21 January 1967: 18.

[4] "PRESENTING THE FATHER OF 'THE BLOB'" Edwards, Dennis. Los Angeles Times 28 December 1980: o6.

[5] Jack H. Harris, Father of the Blob, 2015

[6] "'Oldest Profession' at the Music Hall" Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 29 June 1968: b7.

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 | producer       = [[Joseph Bercholz]]<br>[[Horst Wendlandt]]
-| writer         = [[Jean Aurenche]]<br>[[Daniel Boulanger]]<br>[[Ennio Flaiano]]<br>Jean-Luc Godard<br>[[Klaus Munro]]<br>[[André Tabet]]<br>[[Georges Tabet]]
+| writer         = [[Jean Aurenche]]<br>[[Daniel Boulanger]]<br>[[Ennio Flaiano]]<br>Jean-Luc Godard<br>Klaus Munro<br>[[André Tabet]]<br>[[Georges Tabet]]
 | starring       =
-| music          =
 | cinematography =
-| editing        = Nino Baragli<br>Agnès Guillemot
+| editing        = Nino Baragli<br>[[Agnès Guillemot]]
 |studio = Rialto Films (Germany)<br>Films Gibs (France)
-| distributor    = Jack Harris (US)
+| distributor    =
-| released       = {{film date|1967|4|21|df=yes}}<br>June 1968 (US)<ref>U.S. Premiere of 'The Oldest Profession' Set
+| released       = {{film date|1967|4|21|df=yes}}
-Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 27 June 1968: e20. </ref>
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-'''''The Oldest Profession''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde'''}}) is a 1967 internationally co-produced [[comedy film]]. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on [[prostitution]] through the ages.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36165/The-Oldest-Profession/overview |title=NY Times.com: The Oldest Profession |accessdate=29 January 2010|work=nytimes.com | first=Vincent | last=Canby}}</ref>
+'''''The Oldest Profession''''' ({{langx|fr|'''Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde'''}}) is a 1967 internationally co-produced [[comedy film]]. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on [[prostitution]] through the ages.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36165/The-Oldest-Profession/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426085211/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36165/The-Oldest-Profession/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2011 |title=NY Times.com: The Oldest Profession |access-date=29 January 2010| first=Vincent |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=2011 | last=Canby}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-*''The Prehistoric Era'' - cavewoman Brit discovers the power of make up.
+*''The Prehistoric Era'' – The cavewoman Brit is unable to attract a visiting trader until the wall painter Rak has the idea of making up her face.
-*''Roman Nights'' - in Ancient Rome, the Emperor visits a brothel and discovers his wife there.
+*''Roman Nights'' – In ancient Rome, the Emperor Flavius makes an excuse to leave the Empress Domitilla and go with the poet Menippus to a brothel. There he meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who turns out to be his wife, the Empress.
-*''Mademoiselle Mimi'' - during the [[French Revolution]], a young man, Philibert, asks to visit prostitute Mimi while his uncle is being executed next door. He says he has no money but will inherit an estate so Mimi sleeps with him, not knowing it is all a con.
+*''Mademoiselle Mimi'' – During the French Revolution, Philibert asks to visit Mimi and from her window watches an old aristocrat being guillotined, saying it was his childless uncle. Promising to pay her as soon as the lawyers have settled the estate, he disappears.
-*''The Gay Nineties'' - in the 1890s, stripper Nini persuades an elderly banker to marry her.
+*''The Gay Nineties'' – In Paris in the 1890s, Nini goes to bed with a lonely old man and, looking through his wallet once he is asleep, finds he is a partner in a major bank. Refusing to take any money, she says she is in love with him and in the end lets him marry her.
-*''Paris Today'' - in the present day, prostitute Catherine works from a car driven by her friend, Nadia. When the car is impounded, they use an ambulance instead.
+*''Paris Today'' –  Catherine, who has lost her driving licence, works from a car driven by her friend Nadia. When the car is impounded, they buy an ambulance instead. One night it is stopped by police, who depart when they discover that the client is a doctor.
-*''Anticipation'' - in the future, a man from outer space visits Earth where prostitution has been automated and divided into its physical and sentimental aspects. He is equally unmoved by "Miss Conversation," who recites romances, and "Miss Physical," a silent bedmate, until he realizes that the mouth is one part of the body that can play a part in both aspects.
+*''Anticipation'' – In the future, a man from a remote space outpost visits Earth and at the spaceport hotel is offered a prostitute for the night. He rejects the girl, Marlène, as she is incapable of conversation. His hosts then find him another girl, Eléonore, who is full of charm and chat, but reluctant to go further. He persuades her that the mouth she uses so well could have further uses.
 ==Cast==
-{{div col|cols=2}}
+{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
-;Prehistoric Era (directed by Franco Indovina)<ref name="nytimes review">{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE7D61530E034BC4053DFB7678383679EDE |title=Movie Review: The Oldest Profession |accessdate=29 January 2010 |work=nytimes.com |first=Vincent |last=Canby |date=1968-11-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110426091033/http://movies.nytimes.com:80/movie/review?res=9C0DE7D61530E034BC4053DFB7678383679EDE |archivedate=26 April 2011 }}</ref>
+'''Prehistoric Era''' (directed by Franco Indovina)<ref name="nytimes review">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE7D61530E034BC4053DFB7678383679EDE |title=Movie Review: The Oldest Profession |access-date=29 January 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Vincent |last=Canby |date=8 November 1968 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426091033/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE7D61530E034BC4053DFB7678383679EDE |archive-date=26 April 2011 }}</ref>
 * [[Michèle Mercier]] as Brit
 * [[Enrico Maria Salerno]] as Rak
-* [[Gabriele Tinti (actor)|Gabriele Tinti]] as L'uomo del mar (as Gabriel Tinti)
+* [[Gabriele Tinti (actor)|Gabriele Tinti]] as the trader (as Gabriel Tinti)
-;Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)<ref name="nytimes review"/>
+'''Roman Nights''' (directed by Mauro Bolognini)<ref name="nytimes review"/>
 * [[Elsa Martinelli]] as Domitilla
 * [[Gastone Moschin]] as Flavius
-* [[Giancarlo Cobelli]] as Menippo, le poète
+* [[Giancarlo Cobelli]] as Menippus
-* [[Gianni Solaro]] as Un invité
-* [[Luigi Leoni]] as Un esclave
-;Mademoiselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)<ref name="nytimes review" />
+'''Mademoiselle Mimi''' (directed by Phillipe de Broca)<ref name="nytimes review" />
 * [[Jeanne Moreau]] as Mimi
 * [[Jean-Claude Brialy]] as Philibert
-* [[Jean Richard]] as Le commissaire du peuple
+* [[Jean Richard (actor)|Jean Richard]] as Mimi's previous client
-* [[Jacques Monod (actor)|Jacques Monod]] as Un homme du peuple
+* [[Jacques Monod (actor)|Jacques Monod]] as a man in the street
-* [[Catherine Samie]] as Toinette
-* [[Gérard Lartigau]] as Antoine
-* [[Albert Rémy]] as Frenchman with 2 sous
-* [[Pierre Tornade]] as Le déménageur
-;The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)<ref name="nytimes review" />
+'''The Gay Nineties''' (directed by Michael Pfleghar)<ref name="nytimes review" />
 * [[Raquel Welch]] as Nini
-* [[Martin Held]] as Edouard
+* [[Martin Held]] as Édouard
-* [[Tilly Lauenstein]]
+* [[Tilly Lauenstein]] as another prostitute
-* [[Siegfried Schürenberg]]
+* [[Siegfried Schürenberg]] as another banker
-;Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)<ref name="nytimes review" />
+'''Paris Today''' (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)<ref name="nytimes review" />
 * [[Nadia Gray]] as Nadia
 * [[France Anglade]] as Catherine
-* [[Jacques Duby]] as Le gendarme
+* [[Jacques Duby]] as a cop
-* [[Francis Blanche]] as Le docteur
+* [[Francis Blanche]] as the doctor
-* [[Marcel Dalio]] as Me Vladimir Leskov
+* [[Marcel Dalio]] as the lawyer Vladimir Leskov
-* [[Gabriel Gobin]] as Un monsieur choqué
-* [[Laure Paillette]] as Une locataire
-* [[Jacques Marin]] as Un agent de police
-;Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)<ref name="nytimes review" />
+'''Anticipation''' (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)<ref name="nytimes review" />
-* [[Jacques Charrier]] as Nick / John Demetrius
+* [[Jacques Charrier]] as John Demetrios
-* [[Anna Karina]] as Natasha / Eleanor Romeovich, Hostess 703
+* [[Anna Karina]] as Eléonore Roméovitch
-* [[Marilù Tolo]] as Marlene, Miss Physical Love
+* [[Marilù Tolo]] as Marlène
+{{div col end}}
-* [[Daniel Bart]]
-* [[Jean-Patrick Lebel]]
-{{Div col end}}
+Raquel Welch was the only American in the cast.<ref>"'Oldest Profession' Cast Set" Martin, Betty. ''Los Angeles Times'' 21 January 1967: 18.</ref>
-==Production==
-Raquel Welch was the only American in the cast.<ref>'Oldest Profession' Cast Set
-Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Jan 1967: 18. </ref>
 ==Release==
-The rights to distribute the film in the US and English-speaking Canada were purchased by Jack Harris.<ref>PRESENTING THE FATHER OF 'THE BLOB'
+The rights to distribute the film in the US and English-speaking Canada were purchased by Jack Harris.<ref>"PRESENTING THE FATHER OF 'THE BLOB'" Edwards, Dennis. ''Los Angeles Times'' 28 December 1980: o6.</ref> Harris later wrote in his memoirs he was attracted by the chance to work on "a brand new film, produced like a major Hollywood picture, featuring Raquel Welch and some of the hottest female stars in the world... It was a big disappointment as a theatrical entry. However through the years, between theatres, television and home video, it has never lost is popularity and has treated me very well."<ref>Jack H. Harris, ''Father of the Blob'', 2015</ref>
-Edwards, Dennis. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 Dec 1980: o6. </ref> Harris later wrote in his memoirs he was attracted by the chance to work on "a brand new film, produced like a major Hollywood picture, featuring Raquel Welch and some of the hottest female stars in the world... It was a big disappointment as a theatrical entry. However through the years, between theatres, television and home video, it has never lost is popularity and has treated me very well."<ref>Jack H. Harris, ''Father of the Blob'', 2015</ref>
-The ''Los Angeles Times'' thought the film was "ruined by some of the worst dubbing in recent memory".<ref>'Oldest Profession' at the Music Hall
+The ''Los Angeles Times'' thought the film was "ruined by some of the worst dubbing in recent memory".<ref>"'Oldest Profession' at the Music Hall" Thomas, Kevin. ''Los Angeles Times'' 29 June 1968: b7.</ref>
-Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 29 June 1968: b7. </ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-*{{imdb title|id=0062137|title=The Oldest Profession}}
+*{{IMDb title|id=0062137|title=The Oldest Profession}}
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