Naked in the Wind
{{short description|1953 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Naked in the Wind
| image =File:Naked in the Wind.jpg
| caption = Belgian poster
| director = Henri Lepage
| producer =Michel d'Olivier
| writer = Henri Lepage
Jacques de Bénac
| starring = Félix Oudart
Lili Bontemps
Armand Bernard
Jane Sourza
| music = Guy Lafarge
| cinematography = Enzo Riccioni
| editing = Marity Cléris
| studio =Carmina Films
| distributor = Jeannic Films
| released = {{Film date|1953|04|29|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
}}
Naked in the Wind or The Island of Nude Women (French: L'île aux femmes nues) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Henri Lepage and starring Félix Oudart, Lili Bontemps, Armand Bernard and Jane Sourza. In 1962 it was released in America in a dubbed version and marketed as an exploitation film.Krzywinska p.97 It was shot on location at the naturist resort on Levant Island on the French Riviera.
Synopsis
During an election in a small town in Provence, one of the candidates seeks to discredit his rival the local confectioner Antonin Lespinasse. He has him seduced by the nightclub singer Mademoiselle Pataflan who then lures him to a nudist camp, where incriminating photographs are taken of him. However he finds joy in the community and is soon elected as its president.
Cast
- Félix Oudart as Antonin Lespinasse
- Lili Bontemps as Mademoiselle Pataflan
- Armand Bernard as Théophase Darcepoil
- Jane Sourza as Madame Lespinasse
- Jean Tissier as Professeur Martifole
- Antonin Berval as Farigoule
- Alice Tissot as Madame Darcepoil
- Henri Arius as L'aubergiste
- Jacques Ciron as Hyacinthe
- Michel Flamme as Alain
- Fransined as Marco
- Jim Gérald as Oscar le borgne
- Saint-Granier as Le patron du cabaret
- Sylvain as Le commissaire
- Nicole Besnard
- Lolita Lopez
- Pierre Naugier
- Nicole Regnault
References
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Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Krzywinska, Tanya. Sex and the Cinema. Wallflower, 2006.
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0046573}}
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Henri Lepage
Category:Films set on the French Riviera
Category:Films set in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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