Going Places (1974)

Original title

Les Valseuses

Directed by

Bertrand Blier

Genre

drama film, comedy film, buddy film, comedy drama

Country

France

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 496 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two aimless young men roam the French countryside, getting into trouble and pursuing women. Their journey is filled with crude humor and a disregard for social norms.

rawprovocativeunsettlingbleakdarkly comicchaoticirreverentamoral

What happens

Going Places is a 1974 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Bertrand Blier, and based on his own novel with the same title. Its original title is Les Valseuses, which translates into English as "the waltzers", a vulgar French slang term for "the testicles". It stars Miou-Miou, Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere, who all had their breakthrough roles with this film. It is one of the most controversial films in French cinema due to its vulgarity, depiction of sexual acts, nudity and amorality. However, Blier's later acclaim for the rest of his filmography made it a cult film for modern critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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