Il faut vivre dangereusement (1975)

Director:

Claude Makovski

Writers:

Nelly Kaplan, Claude Makovski,

Stars:

Annie Girardot, Claude Brasseur, Sydne Rome

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Annie Girardot	...	Léone
Claude Brasseur	...	Richard Diquet
Sydne Rome	...	Lorraine
Hans Christian Blech	...	Ritter
Roger Blin	...	Murdoc
Daniel Ivernel	...	Badinget
Gérard Séty	...	Courtade
Roland Lesaffre	...	Edouard Lory
Muni	...	Célestine
Karin Albin	...	Denise - une effeuilleuse amie de Léone
Jeanek Ducot	...	Le patron du restaurant
Bouboule	...	Laurent
Jacques Rispal	...	Le régisseur du cabaret
Samson Fainsilber	...	L'homme aux oiseaux
Mylène Demongeot	...	Laurence

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bath | female nudity | stockings | stripper | based on novel

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

3 September 1975 (France)

Also Known As:

One Must Live Dangerously

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films de la Chouette, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

Eyes shut wide open

"One must live dangerously" was then a laudable attempt to take the French thriller off the beaten bath and it does ,in a way ,as it predates some aspects of the genre in the eighties.The two principals have much screen presence and they are the main reason to watch it today,for hindsight reveals some of the contrivances :first of all,the screenplay is muddled ,and the backbone of the plot (the search for a super diamond "Le Grand Mogol" ) gets lost in a series of murders ,Brasseur's few conquests and Girardot's good cooking .The director tries to build an unusual atmosphere and the scene in the hospital is Polanski-like but the tongue-in-cheek playing does not always serve the intention.

The scene of the orgy for chic people complete with masks will remain some of that of Kubrik's "eyes wide shut" (which of course was still to come in 1974)and most amazing scene ,there 's also a poem which goes like this :"eyes shut wide open..."