French Dressing (1964)
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Ken Russell's first feature film is a slight comedy about a stodgy British resort. Gormleigh-by-the-Sea is a holiday community besotted with dullness. But things liven up when Jim (James Booth), a young deck-chair attendant, convinces the local entertainment director and mayor into starting a film festival. The town convinces an ambitious French actress to be the star of the festival. What happens after that is a series of near disasters -- including the failure of a Nudist Beach and a riot at a
Cast
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James Booth
Jim -
Roy Kinnear
Henry -
Marisa Mell
Francoise Fayol -
Alita Naughton
Judy -
Bryan Pringle
The Mayor -
Robert Robinson
Himself -
Norman Pitt
Westebourne Mayor -
Sandor Elès
Vladek -
Henry McCarty
Bridgemouth Mayor
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One of the most light-hearted efforts from the irreverent director, who was liberated with a widescreen palette after years of working for TV
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