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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), French ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SYNOPSIS: 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.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, Ceasar Awards, ...Max Mon Amour ( Makkusu, mon amûru ) ( Max My Love )
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, Ceasar Awards, ...Max Mon Amour ( Makkusu, mon amûru ) ( Max My Love )
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Strange..........,
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This review is from: Max Mon Amour [DVD] [1990] (DVD)
Having read some reasonable reviews of this film, I decided to give it a go. I found the storyline pretty implausible, being that a chimpanzee is having a very tender relationship with a bored British Diplomat's wife in Paris. Charlotte Rampling does her best with what's on offer but generally the acting is poor. The whole production lacked credibility, warmth, sincerity & professionalism.
The description on the DVD says "the greatest ape romance since King Kong" (I should have already been hearing alarm bells) & " some truly hilarious consequences". The reviewer obviously worked for the producers as neither statement is true. Obivously, not for me but who knows, another person, another time.............
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4.0 out of 5 stars
MONKEY SHINES,
By Robin Simmons - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Max Mon Amour [DVD] [1986] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This 1986 film co-written and directed by Oshima stars Charlotte Rampling, Anthony Higgins and Victoria Abril. The American poster claims "a love triangle of primate proportions." Is this the greatest ape/human love story since Kong and his American girl friend's tragic tale? Absolutely. But this disturbing romance - if it can be called that and I think it can -- about a British diplomat (Higgins) in France whose wife (Rampling) takes a chimpanzee, Max, for her lover lives up to -- and goes beyond --the not so subtle hype of poster and DVD box. Is this a farce or a satire about how difficult relationships can be? Maybe and maybe not. What it does is present an outrageous situation in the most understated and ordinary terms. I was reminded of the best of Buñuel's works and discovered a writer, producer and an actor were frequent collaborators with the sublime master.
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