Novices (Les). Dir. Guy Casaril (1970)
Gaëlle GINESTET
Reference (explicit)
1. Film data
- Guy Casaril
- Brigitte Bardot (Sister Agnès), Annie Girardot (Mona Lisa), Jean Carmet (the client attacked by the dog), Jacques Duby (the ambulance driver), Jess Hahn (the American), Jacques Jouanneau (Mona Lisa’s first client), Noël Roquevert (the sadist), Dominique Zardi (the police officer with wandering hands), Angelo Bardi (The client at “The Village”), Lucien Barjon (the client in the ambulance), Henri Déus (the priest), Michel Dupleix (the car dealer), Clément Michu (the double-parked client), Antonio Passalia (the play-boy), Jean Roquel (the taxi driver)
- Guy Casaril
- Claude Lecomte
- Nicole Gauduchon
- François de Roubaix
- Guy Littaye, Michel de Broin
- Tanine Autré
- André Génovès
- Les Films de la Boétie, Rizzoli Film
- 86 min.
- France, Italy
- 1970
- French, English
- Artedis, 2012
- DVD
English Synopsis
Bored of her life in a convent in Brittany, Sister Agnès (Brigitte Bardot) runs away to Paris. On the way, she adopts a dog she names Stoopy. In a Parisian police station, she meets a prostitute known as “Mona Lisa” (Annie Girardot), who invites her to stay at her flat for a few days. The ex-nun looks for a job in vain. Mona Lisa then attempts to teach her the secrets of her own trade, but not unexpectedly, it is a failure.
Résumé en français
S’ennuyant dans son couvent en Bretagne, Sœur Agnès (Brigitte Bardot) s’enfuit à Paris. Sur le chemin, elle adopte un chien qu’elle baptise Stoopy. Dans un commissariat parisien, elle rencontre une prostituée qui travaille sous le nom de « Mona Lisa » (Annie Girardot), et qui l’invite à dormir chez elle pour quelques jours. L’ex-nonne cherche un travail, en vain. Mona Lisa essaie ensuite de lui apprendre les ficelles de son propre métier, mais, sans surprise, c’est un échec.