Lovers Like Us (French: Le Sauvage, lit. 'The Savage'; also known in English as Call Me Savage) is a 1975 adventure romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was a commercial success with a total of 2,373,738 admissions in France and was the 12th highest-grossing film of the year.[1]
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| French | Le Sauvage |
| Directed by | Jean-Paul Rappeneau |
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| Edited by | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
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| Distributed by | Gaumount (France) |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $17.8 million[1] |
Plot
editScant days before her wedding to Vittorio, Nelly has a change of heart and runs away. As Vittorio pursues her through Caracas, she turns for help first to Alex, a previous employer, and then to Martin, a middle-aged French man she meets by chance. Martin drives her to the airport, where she gets a plane ticket to Paris. Returning by boat to his peaceful lonely life on an island off the coast, Martin is surprised and dismayed to find that Nelly has made her way there ahead of him. When he tries to return her to the mainland she sabotages the boat, causing it to sink. Marooned upon the island, Martin is forced to adapt to his new neighbor, who is determined to stay.
Cast
edit- Yves Montand as Martin
- Catherine Deneuve as Nelly
- Luigi Vannucchi as Vittorio
- Tony Roberts as Alex Fox
- Bobo Lewis as Miss Mark
- Dana Wynter as Jessie Coutances
- Gabriel Cattand as Mr. Delouis
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Mr. Coleman
- Jean Guidoni as musician
Reception
editThe film recorded admissions of 2,373,738 in France.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Le Sauvage (1975)". JP Box-Office (in French).
- ^ "Catherine Deneuve Box Office". Box Office Story (in French).
External links
edit- Lovers Like Us at IMDb
- Lovers Like Us at AllMovie
- Lovers Like Us at Rotten Tomatoes
- Lovers Like Us at the TCM Movie Database
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