''Les Femmes'' (released in the United States as ''The Vixen'') is a 1969

sex comedy Sexual comedy (also known as, sex comedy and erotic comedy) is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sexual comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary wor ...

film co-written and directed by

Jean Aurel Jean Aurel (6 November 1925 in Rastolita, Romania – 24 August 1996 in Paris) was a Romanian-born French film director and scriptwriter. Notably, he co-wrote ''La Femme d'à côté'' (''The Woman Next Door (1981 film), The Woman Next Door'') wit ...

, starring

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with Hedonism, hedonistic life ...

and Maurice Ronet. It recorded admissions of 505,292 in France.

Cast

as Clara * Maurice Ronet as Jérôme * Christina Holme as Marianne * Anny Duperey as Hélène * Jean-Pierre Marielle as L'éditeur * Tanya Lopert as Louise

Censorship

When ''Les Femmes'' was first released in Italy in 1970, the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the

Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities The Ministry of Culture () is the ministry of the Government of Italy in charge of national museums and maintenance of historical monuments. MiC's headquarters are located in the historic Collegio Romano Palace (via del Collegio Romano 27, in ...

rated it as VM18: not suitable for children under 18. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee imposed the following modifications: 1) Delete the naked scenes of Marianne lying in bed; 2) Reduce the sequence of the sexual intercourse between Jerome and Marianne who are naked; 3) Reduce the final sequence of the sexual intercourse between Jerome and Clare in order to avoid scenes in which she is naked and scenes of lustful caresses. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, is that: even after the cuts, the movie is still imbued with eroticism and it is inappropriate to the sensitivity of a minor. The official document number is: 55377, it was signed on 20 January 1970 by Minister Domenico Magrì.Italia Taglia
Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.

References

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* 1969 films 1969 comedy films 1960s French films 1960s French-language films 1960s Italian films 1960s sex comedy films French sex comedy films Italian sex comedy films French-language comedy films French-language Italian films {{1960s-France-film-stub