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Joy House

Original title: Les félins
  • 1964
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.2K
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Jane Fonda and Alain Delon in Joy House (1964)
A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.
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A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.

  • Director
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • René Clément
    • Pascal Jardin
    • Charles Williams
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Jane Fonda
    • Lola Albright
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • René Clément
      • Pascal Jardin
      • Charles Williams
    • Stars
      • Alain Delon
      • Jane Fonda
      • Lola Albright
    • 34User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos3

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    Joy House: Jane Does The Surf
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    Joy House: Paris One Way

    Photos118

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    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Marc Borel
    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Melinda
    Lola Albright
    Lola Albright
    • Barbara Hill
    Carl Studer
    Carl Studer
    • Loftus
    Sorrell Booke
    Sorrell Booke
    • Harry
    André Oumansky
    André Oumansky
    • Vincent
    Arthur Howard
    • Father Nielson
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Mac Kee - The Mob Boss
    Annette Poivre
    Annette Poivre
    • Employee…
    Berett Arcaya
    • Diana
    Marc Mazza
    • The Corsican…
    Jacques Bézard
    • Napoleon
    Jean-Pierre Honoré
    • Schneider…
    Georges Douking
    Georges Douking
    • Le Clochard
    • (as Douking)
    Del Negro
    • Mick
    • (as Negro)
    • Director
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • René Clément
      • Pascal Jardin
      • Charles Williams
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    • Trivia
      Appearing on Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen & Mary Steenburgen (2023), Jane Fonda revealed that filmmaker René Clément tried to have sex with her but she refused. He was 51 at the time, while she was only 27. He told her he wanted to do it because her character had to have an orgasm in the movie and he needed to see what Fonda's orgasms were like. While Fonda previously told this story to CNN, this is the first time she specifically named Clément as the perpetrator. She also said that despite the fact that she refused to have sex with him, René Clément did not proceed with further harassment and was very kind with her for the rest of the shoot.
    • Goofs
      When the car with two people goes over the cliff in the convertible, you can clearly see that only one person (the driver) is in the car.
    • Quotes

      Melinda: Not bad. But you still have progress to make. You have to lean how to clean everything. Everything that was used.

      Marc: It would be too much work.

    • Connections
      Featured in Filmmaking on the Riviera (1964)

    User reviews34

    Featured review
    6/10

    Thriller-Chiller by Rene Clement!

    Alain Delon has the perfect role as the ne'er do well young man, Lola Albright (sad & wonderful in LORD LOVE A DUCK) has commanding screen presence, and Jane Fonda is youthful beauty personified. Ms. Fonda was never more gorgeous than in this creepy little French Film. Those eyes. Nice job with the French language as well. Cool house. Interesting quirky musical score by Lalo Shifrin. Great B/W cinematography and strange "plot".

    A 6 out of 10. Best performance = Jane Fonda. It's hard to describe what goes on in this one, but I couldn't get it out of my head for days. Nice atmosphere.
    • shepardjessica-1
    • Dec 25, 2004
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    • Release date
      • November 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Gaumont (France)
      • Jane Fonda (United States)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Velvet Cage
    • Filming locations
      • Gare de Nice-Ville, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France(train station)
    • Production companies
      • Cité Films
      • Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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