Max mon amour
{{Short description|1986 film by Nagisa Ōshima}}
{{title language|fr}}
{{Infobox film
| name = {{lang|fr|Max mon amour}}
| italic_title = no
| image = Max, Mon Amour.jpg
| caption = French Theatrical release poster
| director = Nagisa Ōshima
| producer = Serge Silberman
| writer = {{ubl|Nagisa Ōshima|Jean-Claude Carrière}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Charlotte Rampling|Anthony Higgins}}
| music = Michel Portal
| cinematography = Raoul Coutard
| editing = Hélène Plemiannikov
| studio =
| distributor = {{ubl|Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France)|Milestone Film & Video (United States)|Toho (Japan)}}
| released = {{Film date|1986|10|22|France|1987|05|23|Japan}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = {{ubl|France|United States|Japan}}
| language = {{ubl|French|English}}
| budget =
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{{lang|fr|Max mon amour}} {{aka}} Max My Love is a 1986 comedy film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins, Victoria Abril, Pierre Étaix and Milena Vukotic. The screenplay was written by Ōshima and Jean-Claude Carrière, and the film was produced by Serge Silberman.
Plot
Peter Jones a British diplomat in France, suspects his wife Margaret of having an affair. He hires a private detective, who reports that Margaret has rented an apartment. It then turns out that her live-in lover is a pet chimpanzee she calls Max.
Cast
- Charlotte Rampling as Margaret Jones
- Anthony Higgins as Peter Jones
- Victoria Abril as Maria
- Anne-Marie Besse as Suzanne
- Nicole Calfan as Hélène
- Pierre Étaix as Le détective / detective
- Bernard Haller as Robert
- Sabine Haudepin as Françoise, la prostituée
- Christopher Hovik as Nelson Jones
- Fabrice Luchini as Nicolas
- Diana Quick as Camille
- Milena Vukotic as Margaret's mother
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Archibald (as Bernard Pierre Donnadieu)
- Ailsa Berk as Max (uncredited)
Production
Co-writer Carrière, producer Silberman and actor Vukotic were all frequent collaborators with Luis Buñuel, and the film resembles his work in its understated, unsensational treatment of frequently outrageous events.
Release
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0091498}}
- {{jmdb title|1987|dk001140}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|max-my-love-max-mon-amour}}
{{Nagisa Ōshima}}
{{Jean-Claude Carrière}}
Category:Films directed by Nagisa Ōshima
Category:1980s French-language films
Category:French satirical films
Category:French independent films
Category:Japanese satirical films
Category:Films produced by Serge Silberman
Category:Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière
Category:English-language French films
Category:Films scored by Michel Portal
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