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Aimez-vous les femmes? (1964)

Country of Origin: France/Italy
Year of Production: 1964
Running Times: 90m (France)/92m (UK)/101m (West Germany)
Length:
Format: 35mm/CinemaScope
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono


DIRECTION

Director: Jean Léon


CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Les Films Number One (Paris)/Francoriz/Cinematografica Federiz
Producer: Pierre Kalfon

SCRIPT
Script: Roman Polanski
Dialogue: Gérard Brach
Novel: Gallimard (real name: George Bardawil)
Adaption: Jean Léon

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Kenout Peltier

MUSIC
Music: Ward Swingle
Lyrics: Gérard Brach

SOUND
Sound: Guy Villette

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Bernard Evein


CAST

Sophie Daumier (Violette/Marguerite)
Guy Bedos (Jerôme Fenouic)
Grégoire Aslan (Inspector Rossi)
Edwige Feuillère (Aunt Flo)
Gérard Séty (Palmer)
Graziella Granata (barge man's wife)
Roger Blin (Larsen)
Maria-Rosa Rodriguez (stripper)
Marc Eyraud
Jacques Rispal
Georges Adet (Richter)
Fernand Berset
Philippe Castelli
Roger Trapp
Léo Baron
Willy Braque
André Katelbach
Ernest Menzer
Guido Alberti (Mr Khouroulis)
Colette Castel (Jeanine Dupellier)
Raoul Delfosse (barge man)
Gordon Felio (Dr Rotman)


AVAILABILITY

UK
Theatrical Distributors: Anthony Balch Films

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Comet Pictures


CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: X


TIMELINE

1964
May

13: Italy - theatrical release

October
12: UK - trade show at the Cameo-Royal, Charing Cross Road, London
15: UK - Basil Clavering of Cameo Cinemas writes to Anthony Balch (the film's UK distributor) noting that the films has broken box office records at one of its cinemas.

1965
January

15: West Germany - theatrical release


ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Do You Like Women?
Jungfrau reich garniert
- German title
Taste for Women, A
- US title


REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

La Cinématographie Française no.2075 (8 August 1964) p15 (France)
review

The Daily Cinema no.8978 (16 October 1964) p.5 (UK)
review (by M.H.)

Le Film Francais no.1022 (3 January 1964) p.7 (France)
credits

Le Film Francais no.1044 (22 May 1964) p.12 (France)
review

Kine Weekly no.2976 (15 October 1964) p.22 (UK)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.31 no.370 (November 1964) p.163 (UK)
credits, review

Variety 13 May 1964 (USA)
credits, review (by Mosk)

BOOKS

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.6
credits


KEYWORDS

book into film, cannibalism


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