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The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964)
Directed by Roman Polanski, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol, Ugo Gregoretti, Hiromichi Horikawa
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Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan (“Fumiko’s Five Benefactors” by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands (“A River of Diamonds” by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy (“The Road Map” by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France (“The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower” by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco (“The Confidence Man” by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard’s segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski’s segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.
Length 108 minutes
Actors
Mie Hama | Ken Mitsuda | Yatsuko Tan'ami | Nicole Karen | Jan Teulings | Arnold Gelderman | Gabriella Giorgelli | Giuseppe Mannajuolo | Guido Giuseppone | Jean-Pierre Cassel | Francis Blanche | Catherine Deneuve | Sacha Briquet | Jean-Louis Maury | Philomène Toulouse | Jean Seberg | Charles Denner | László Szabó | Seiji Miyaguchi | Pierre Arland | Henri Attal | Michel Charrel | Gilbert Denoyan | Marcel Gassouk | Christian Lentretien | André Letourneur | André Stanislas | Dominique Zardi | Jean-Luc Godard
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 6 stars |
| 11/16/2019 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
DKUTV is doing a 17hr marathon to celebrate Mie Hama’s 76th birthday (11/20) showing all films that feature her. This started at 6am CST and this anthology was the third film I watched this morning.
Totally get why this multi-country joint was chosen; it leads with the Tokyo segment featuring Mie as a bar hostess turn hustler. Possibly the best role I’ve seen her do? And she looks fabulous. Her segment alone lifts this at least a star and a half. That is to say the rest of the segments aren’t nearly as interesting or good.
This was the French dvd shown which had a disclaimer that Roman Polanski’s segment was removed at his request. Now I’m very curious!
This anthology is maybe a 5 total but extra star for Mie who is excellent in her role.
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