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Menage begins as a comedy of sorts, but be warned: it develops into a very dark, very confusing probe into the seamier aspects of Parisian life. Gerard Depardieu plays a crude but charismatic thief, whose own gayness does not prevent his commiserating with those of the opposite sex. Miou-Miou and Michel Blanc are young, impoverished lovers who fall under Depardieu's influence. He gains their confidence by introducing them to kinky sex, then sucks them into a vortex of crime. Director Bertrand Blier, who in most of his films has explored the awesome power (rather than pleasure) of sex, nearly outdoes himself in Menage (aka Tenue de Soiree).

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Miou-Miou

Released: April 23, 1986

Runtime: 84.0

Popularity Rating: 2.011

Cine Valse, DD Productions, Philippe Dussart S.a.r.l.

France

Bob Gerard Depardieu
Antoine Michel Blanc
Monique Miou-Miou
Pedro Michel Creton
l'homme riche et depressif Jean-Pierre Marielle
l'homme de la boite de nuit Jean-Yves Berteloot
l'amateur d'art Bruno Cremer
la femme de l'homme riche Caroline Sihol
la femme du couple au lit Mylene Demongeot
l'homme du couple au lit Jean-Francois Stevenin

Art — Production Design: Theobald Meurisse
Camera — Director of Photography: Jean Penzer
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Michele Cerf
Directing — Director: Bertrand Blier
Editing — Editor: Claudine Merlin
Production — Casting: Margot Capelier
Production — Producer: Rene Cleitman
Sound — Original Music Composer: Serge Gainsbourg
Writing — Author: Bertrand Blier