Les Femmes

 (1969)

Les Femmes is a Brigitte Bardot romantic comedy which came near the end of La Bardot's career.  It is not one of Bardot's better films, but has been difficult to obtain and is now available in Region 1 as part of a newly released 5 film set cleverly called "Brigitte Bardot 5-Film Collection."

A famous author, who has written many popular books about his relationships with women, is stuck on his next project. That fact that he is engaged to two different women is probably adding to his stress level. His editor decides that what he needs is a road trip with a new woman, and hires Bardot to accompany him, to type as he dictates, and to do whatever else he might request of her -- "anything a woman can do for a man." They take the train to Rome. We get to meet several of his former flames while he is dictating the flashbacks, and he finds Bardot harder to handle than he imagined.

It is below average in Bardot's career filmography, but still good enough to merit a respectable 5.8 at IMDb.

1. (7.67) - Mépris, Le (1963)
2. (7.63) - Masculin féminin: 15 faits précis (1966)
3. (7.19) - Vérité, La (1960)
4. (6.52) - Grandes manoeuvres, Les (1955)
5. (6.36) - Histoires extraordinaires (1968)
6. (6.34) - Viva Maria! (1965)
7. (6.33) - En cas de malheur (1958)
8. (6.29) - Si Versailles m'était conté (1954)
9. (6.20) - Un acte d'amour (1953)
10. (6.13) - Ours et la poupée, L' (1969)
11. (6.08) - Et Dieu... créa la femme (1956)
12. (6.05) - Helen of Troy (1956)
13. (5.97) - Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (1959)
14. (5.88) - Une parisienne (1957)
15. (5.81) - Babette s'en va-t-en guerre (1959)
16. (5.78) - Bride sur le cou, La (1961)
17. (5.72) - Une ravissante idiote (1964)
18. (5.71) - Femmes, Les (1969)
19. (5.66) - Boulevard du rhum (1971)
20. (5.65) - Trou normand, Le (1952)
21. (5.60) - Doctor at Sea (1955)
22. (5.60) - Bijoutiers du clair de lune, Les (1958)
23. (5.53) - En effeuillant la marguerite (1956)
24. (5.49) - Cette sacrée gamine (1956)
25. (5.49) - Amours célèbres (1961)
26. (5.44) - Vie privée (1962)
27. (5.23) - Shalako (1968)
28. (5.22) - Repos du guerrier, Le (1962)
29. (5.06) - Pétroleuses, Les (1971)
30. (4.56) - Don Juan (1973)

Our Grade:

If you are not familiar with our grading system, you need to read the explanation, because the grading is not linear. For example, by our definition, a C is solid and a C+ is a VERY good movie. There are very few Bs and As. Based on our descriptive system, this film is a:

C-

The film and the boxed set are only for Bardot fans, since the filmmaking is mediocre and there is no Bardot nudity.

NUDITY REPORT

• In Les Femmes, Christina Holme and Anny Duperey show their breasts, as do some unknowns.

• Bardot shows no skin in any of the films in this set.

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