Max, Mon Amour (1986)

Original title

Max mon amour

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

G

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman brings a pet chimpanzee named Max into her marriage, causing her diplomat husband and their social circle to react with confusion and scandal. The story explores how this unusual arrangement challenges their relationship and bourgeois conventions.

absurdwhimsicalunconventionalplayfuloffbeatdeadpanprovocativeunderstated

What happens

Max mon amour a.k.a. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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