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Viva Maria (1965)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1965 Wide

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Two of the most beautiful women in the European cinema of the 1960s -- Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau -- team up under the direction of Louis Malle in this engaging comedy/adventure. Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley (Bardot) is the daughter of an Irish political dissident who has traveled to Latin America with her father to take part in an anarchist political uprising. When her father is killed, Maria, left to her own devices, happens upon a traveling circus, where she strikes up a friendship with

R, 1 hr. 59 min.

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Louis Malle

Written By: Louis Malle, Jean-Claude Carriere

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1965 Wide

On DVD: Apr 12, 2005

United Artists

Cast

Brigitte Bardot
Maria Fitzgerald O'Mall...
Jeanne Moreau
Maria I
George Hamilton
Flores
Claudio Brook
Rodolfo
Paulette Dubost
Madame Diogene
Gregor von Rezzori
Diogene
Carlos L�pez Moctezuma
Don Rodriguez
Jose Baviera
Don Alvaro
Francisco Reiguera
Father Superior
Adriana Roel
Janine
Fernando Wagner
Father of Maria II
Poldo Bendandi
Werther
Jonathan Eden
Jose Angel Espinosa
Roberto Pedret

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One of Louis Malle's strangest, most eccentric films, this satire of political revolutions is visually spectacular, pairing France's two most popular stars: Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau.

March 20, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Suggests David Lean on a steady diet of chiclets

December 21, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

It's a ludicrous commercial film that's about as empty as most costume extravaganzas, but because it's so genial has crowd-pleasing appeal.

November 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau frolic round early 1900's Central America, leading a revolution, blowing things up, and inventing the striptease along the way. Sounds good? Sadly, that's not really the case. Bardot, Moreau and Malle have all done better things.

April 28, 2008

Emily B.

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Viva Maria (1965)We've been told that famous French sex kitten Brigitte Bardot never made a film in America. However, that's really untrue. She made Viva Maria on location in Mexico and that's in America. This French made western comedy was directed by Louis Malle.It's hard to believe that this was considered very

March 29, 2011