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Les Valseuses (vulgar slang for "the testicles"). Director: Bertrand Blier.
Critics and feminists have long debated whether the film is an exploration of misogyny or inherently misogynistic itself. Many scenes, played for dark humor, depict what would today be classified as sexual assault or rape. @Adults_Links Going places 1974 @FrenchAdultMovies.mkv
The film features extensive nudity and explicit depictions of sexual acts that were shocking for its time. Les Valseuses (vulgar slang for "the testicles")
Gérard Depardieu (Jean-Claude), Patrick Dewaere (Pierrot), Miou-Miou (Marie-Ange), along with Jeanne Moreau and a young Isabelle Huppert . Many scenes, played for dark humor, depict what
The film follows two aimless, amoral drifters—Jean-Claude and Pierrot—as they wander through the French countryside. They commit petty crimes, steal cars, and engage in a series of increasingly transgressive and often non-consensual sexual encounters. Joining them is Marie-Ange, a sexually passive woman they "abduct" who becomes their traveling companion. 🌪️ Why It’s Controversial
It solidified Gérard Depardieu as the face of a new, rugged French masculinity and provided a pivotal early role for Isabelle Huppert .
Despite—or perhaps because of—its "succès de scandale," the film is now considered a cult classic of post-New Wave French cinema.