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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
Caught the rebroadcast of this via DKUTV. I wanted to see this again and was glad DKUTV screened it again as part of the Mie Hama birthday celebration, the same one Jo ran last year in the same exact order w/the same titles. tbh I only wanted to see the Mie Hama story but let the movie play on to its conclusion as I sorted more trash.
I’m glad this anthology kicks off w/the Tokyo segment bc it is easily the best of the lot. Mie Hama really excels here and it’s unfortunate she didn’t get more drama type roles. She’s great at portraying this grifter and looks super sexy. The other segments should be better given the pedigree on display but they’re mostly ho-hum. I like Jean Seberg a lot in the final Marrakesh segment but that story is so flat.
I’d love to see that Polanski segment that was removed from this release.
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