Grandeur nature

Jun 1 1976 X 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

When Michel gets the life-sized sex doll he ordered, shipped directly from Japan, he is only intrigued by it at first. Then the silent unresponsiveness of the thing begins to haunt him, and he finds himself reacting to it as if it were an equally unresponsive living woman. As time passes, more and more of his life is spent trying to satisfy or placate its relentless silence, and he goes somewhat mad. He dresses the doll and takes it with him wherever he goes. When his usually very tolerant wife discovers what is going on, her jealousy knows no bounds and she attempts to imitate this threatening love-object. The light-hearted quality of this addle-pated fantasy darkens quickly when various neighborhood men attempt to put the doll to its originally intended use.

Plot

Michel is a middle aged man with a troubled marriage. He feels lonely, has been unfaithful to his wife Isabelle in various occasions, and despite she seems to accept this situation, they both grow apart. Eventually Michel falls in love with the most unexpected "perfect woman": a mannequin.

Written by

Luis García Berlanga, Rafael Azcona, Jean-Claude Carrière

Directed by

Luis García Berlanga

Cast

Michel Piccoli, Valentine Tessier, Rada Rassimov

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Italy, Spain

Production Companies

Uranus Productions France, Films 66, Les Productions Fox Europa

Languages

Français, Español

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
517
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA