The Novices
by Claude Chabrol, Guy Casaril
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Actor: Annie Girardot, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Duby, Jean Carmet, Jess HahnDirector: Claude Chabrol, Guy Casaril
Brand: Pathfinder Home ENT
Cinematographer: Claude Lecomte
Writer: Guy Casaril
Editor: Nicole Gauduchon
Producer: André Génovès
Producer: Georges Casati
Writer: Paul Gégauff
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Movie Reviews of The Novices
Movie Review: 4 stars for Bardot
Summary: 4 Stars
This Bardot vehicle boasts an excellent transfer to DVD. BB is in fine comedic form, and Annie Girardot is altogether convincing in her "straight" role as a serious prostitute. The best moments include Brigitte (Agnes) learning the "tricks" of the trade, being followed everywhere by the scroungy mutt she has adopted, and trying to get up the courage to kill a stolen chicken for dinner. Guaranteed to make you laugh.
Although BB is very sexy in her street clothes and nurse's uniform (don't ask), you won't find any nudity in this film---unless you count a see-thru bra worn at the beach.
This film was released in 1970, so BB is 36 years old and is at the peak of her sexual charm and alluring beauty (she is showing her age three years later in "Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman;" on the bright side, she is also showing a lot more skin). My favorite BB films are still "Please Not Now!" and "Plucking the Daisy" (in that order), but I'm definitely pleased to have "Les Novices" in my collection of 12 BB films. By the way, my least favorite is "Les Femmes."
As usual Brigitte speaks French clearly enough and slowly enough for any American who understands French to understand. Annie, on the other hand, speaks French so rapidly that I had to glance at the subtitles now and then to catch what she was saying. Unfortunately, the subtitles are not all that accurate. They are correctly spelled, however.
I give "Les Novices" 4 stars because it's a well made film, because it has both comedic and poignant moments, because it is creative in its storyline, and because BB is such a pleasure to watch. You'll love it when she winks!
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