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The Bear and the Doll (1970)

The Bear and the Doll poster
Original title
L'Ours et la Poupée
Directed by
Michel Deville
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Parisian woman decides to seduce a calm musician living in the countryside over the course of 24 hours. She pursues him relentlessly while he seems completely indifferent to her advances.

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What happens

The Bear and the Doll (French: L'Ours et la Poupée) is a 1970 French romantic comedy film directed by Michel Deville, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Pierre Cassel. Taking place over 24 hours, a rich, beautiful and wilful woman from Paris is determined to seduce a peaceable musician in the country who appears uninterested in her considerable charms. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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