Going Places (French: Les Valseuses) is a 1974 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, adapted from a novel by Blier, and starring Miou-Miou, Gerard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere. The French title translates into English as "The Waltzers", a French vulgar term for the testicles. The film had a total of 5,726,031 admissions in France where it was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year.
Summary [edit][]
"Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal...and alternately charm, fight or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: cars, peace of mind or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook and mother confessor. She's on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure."
Cast [edit][]
- Gérard Depardieu as Jean-Claude
- Patrick Dewaere as Pierrot
- Miou-Miou as Marie-Ange
- Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Pirolle
- Brigitte Fossey as Woman in the train
- Christian Alers as Jacqueline's father Henri
- Michel Peyrelon as The Doctor
- Gérard Boucaron as Carnot
- Jacques Chailleux as Jacques Pirolle
- Eva Damien as Doctor's wife
- Dominique Davray as Ursula
- Isabelle Huppert as Jacqueline
- Marco Perrin as Supermarket inspector
- Jacques Rispal as Maton
- Claude Vergues as Merian