La Poupée ("The Doll") is a 1962 French-Italian science fiction film directed by Jacques Baratier. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It was Baratier's final film. La Poupée is a surrealistic work, "part theater of the absurd, part musical with Greek chorus". Grand Guignol
| La Poupée | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Baratier |
| Written by | Jacques Audiberti |
| Produced by | Jacques Baratier Claude Jaeger |
| Starring | Zbigniew Cybulski |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
In La Poupée, a rebel impersonates the leader of a fictional country, loosely modeled off Latin American dictators. His "wife" Marion (played by the crossdressing actor Sonne Teal) is in fact also a robot imposter, the Poupée.[2]
Cast
edit- Zbigniew Cybulski - Col. Prado Roth / The Rebel
- Sonne Teal - Marion / La Poupée
- Claudio Gora - Moren, the Banker
- Catherine Milinaire - Mirt
- Jean Aron - Prof. Palmas
- Sacha Pitoëff - Sayas
- Daniel Emilfork - Gant de Crin
- Jacques Dufilho - The Indian
- Gabriel Jabbour - Joachim
- Michel de Ré - Gervasio
- László Szabó - Pascuel
- Roger Karl - Terremoche
- Jean Galland - Gonziano
- Max Montavon - Scientist
References
edit- ^ "La Poupée". Film Affinity. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ La Poupée Olaf Möller, Film Comment
External links
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