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Femmes femmes

  • 1974
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
288
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Sonia Saviange and Hélène Surgère in Femmes femmes (1974)
ComedyDrama

The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult w... Read allThe fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult world of Paris. In the end, their struggles are eased when the widow of a man they had both... Read allThe fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult world of Paris. In the end, their struggles are eased when the widow of a man they had both been married to gives them a small legacy.

  • Director
    • Paul Vecchiali
  • Writers
    • Noël Simsolo
    • Paul Vecchiali
  • Stars
    • Hélène Surgère
    • Sonia Saviange
    • Huguette Forge
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    288
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Vecchiali
    • Writers
      • Noël Simsolo
      • Paul Vecchiali
    • Stars
      • Hélène Surgère
      • Sonia Saviange
      • Huguette Forge
    • 1User review
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hélène Surgère
    Hélène Surgère
    • Hélène
    • (as Helene Surgere)
    Sonia Saviange
    Sonia Saviange
    • Sonia
    Huguette Forge
    • Cliente
    Michel Delahaye
    Michel Delahaye
    • Docteur
    Noël Simsolo
    Noël Simsolo
    • Ferdinand
    • (as Noel Simsolo)
    Charles Level
    • Livreur
    Jean-Claude Guiguet
    • Courtier
    Jean Pommier
    • Julien
    Marcel Gassouk
    Marcel Gassouk
    • Victor
    Dominique Erlanger
    • Cliente bistrot
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Lucien
    Claudine Daubisy
    • Prostituée
    Pierre Lose
    • Flic
    Séverine Vincent
    • Enfant
    Claire Versane
    • Epicière
    Henry Courseaux
    • Antonin Barié
    Liza Braconnier
    • Femme Julien
    • Director
      • Paul Vecchiali
    • Writers
      • Noël Simsolo
      • Paul Vecchiali
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    7EdgarST

    Céline et Julie, and Hélène et Sonia too...

    A curiosity shot in 16mm, with the personnel working for free and using Brechtian acting techniques, the same year that Jacques Rivette released his fascinating story about other two femmes: "Céline et Julie vont en bateau". Paul Vecchiali though is a French director seldom mentioned in the circles of film buffs, but his name should be added to their ruminations, at least for this title, which relies upon the leading actresses' improvisations of dialogue and situations. Hélène Surgère and Sonia Saviange play two mature actresses living in a Parisian flat. While one still tries to work on the stage and in television, the other stays at home sewing dresses for a client or two: both Hélène and Sonia are alcoholics and little by little they are detaching from reality. Characters appear and disappear only to reinforce their isolation, while the story-telling recourse of change of fortune is mainly used as a joke. An experimental work that deserves more prominence, with outstanding work from Surgère and Saviange, who impressed Pier Paolo Pasolini so much during 1974 Venice film festival, that he cast both in his last film, "Salò or The 120 Days of Sodom", as one of the story-tellers and as the pianist, respectively, in which they pay a small hommage to Vecchiali's movie.

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      Referenced in Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1974 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Women Women
    • Filming locations
      • 5 Rue Victor Schoelcher, Paris 14, Paris, France(Hélène and Sonia's apartment)
    • Production companies
      • Luso-France
      • Unité Trois
      • Stephan Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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