Love at the Top (1974)

Name: Love at the Top
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1974-03-13
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin, Jean-François Balmer

Love at the Top (1974), directed by Michel Deville, starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Jean-Pierre Cassel.

03/13/1974 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 45m

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A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.

Claude LecomteCinematography
Michel DevilleDirector
Raymonde GuyotEditing
Léo L. FuchsProducer

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Love at the Top (French: Le Mouton enragé, lit. 'The Rabid Sheep') is a 1974 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michel Deville from a screenplay by Christopher Frank, based on the 1956 novel Le Mouton enragé by Roger Blondel.

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Plot

Nicolas Mallet is a modest bank employee resigned to social mediocrity for the security that his job gives him. Introverted and dull, with the assistance and under the guidance of a former high school friend, novelist Claude Fabre, he will become a confident seducer, an opportunist upstart with no defined ambition. In the aftermath of the oil crisis, the Bel Ami of the 1970s experienced a remarkable social rise, relying exclusively on women whom he seduced almost unwittingly, while being remotely guided by Fabre. Going to seek power from those who rule him, knowing how to make himself indispensable, he will succeed in his ascent and favor that of his first conquest. It is only at the end of the film that we discover the real reasons behind Fabre's manipulative attitude.

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Love at the Top at IMDb

Love at the Top at Variety Distribution

Text from Love at the Top on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_at_the_Top

Trivia

It premiered on March 13, 1974, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Le Mouton enragé".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosViaduc Productions, T.R.A.C.
CountriesFrance, Italy
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Paris

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Crew

Claude Lecomte Cinematography
Michel Deville Director
Raymonde Guyot Editing
Léo L. Fuchs Producer
Christopher Frank Writer

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What is Love at the Top about?

Love at the Top: A shy bank employee unexpectedly invites a young woman to a café, leading to a one-night stand. When he shares this with his disillusioned friend, the writer helps him navigate a dazzling social ascent.

Who directed Love at the Top?

Love at the Top was directed by Michel Deville in 1974.

Who stars in Love at the Top?

The cast of Love at the Top includes Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Romy Schneider, Jane Birkin and Jean-François Balmer.

How long is Love at the Top?

Love at the Top runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.