Summaries

A stripper who's desperate to become a mother accepts her reluctant boyfriend's suggestion that she be impregnated by his best friend.

Sometimes, solemn but somehow empty vows of love and devotion are just not good enough, and a simple "I love you" may prove to be insufficient. As a result, tall, slender, graceful exotic dancer Angela has set her sights on talking her unwilling lover Émile, into starting a family, but he seems absorbed with his other passion: cycling. However, Angela wants a child. Could Alfred Lubitsch, a handsome neighbour and Émile's bosom friend, lend a hand? What happens when a pressing demand turns into a misunderstanding, and love transforms into jealousy?—Nick Riganas

Details

Keywords
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
  • rehearsal
  • wanting to have a child
  • french new wave
  • floor show
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Sep 5, 1961
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Italy France
Language French
Filming locations Porte St Denis, Rue du Faubourg St Denis, Paris, France
Production companies Euro International Films Rome Paris Films

Box office

Budget $160000
Gross US & Canada $100665
Opening weekend US & Canada $13213
Gross worldwide $101747

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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