Max, Mon Amour (1986)

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Fabled Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima was the guiding hand behind the fast-paced French comedy Max, Mon Amour. The "Max" with whom the elegant Charlotte Rampling falls in love is a circus chimpanzee (played by a short-statured man in a monkey suit). Charlotte's British-ambassador husband Anthony Higgins has long suspected that his wife was cheating on him, but he certainly isn't prepared for her simian paramour. Amazingly, the film never descends into goofiness: Oshima uses his unorthodox plotline to poke holes in the self-protective pretensions of the Bourgeoisie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

98 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Nagisa Oshima

Writer(s):

Nagisa Oshima, Jean-Claude Carrière

Producer(s):

Serge Silberman

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