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Please, Not Now!

Original title: La bride sur le cou
  • 1961
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
497
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Brigitte Bardot in Please, Not Now! (1961)
ComedyRomance

Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who h... Read allSophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who happens to be falling for Sophie himself) assists her with the former plan so that she won'... Read allSophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who happens to be falling for Sophie himself) assists her with the former plan so that she won't have to resort to the latter.

  • Directors
    • Roger Vadim
    • Jean Aurel
  • Writers
    • Claude Brulé
    • Roger Vadim
    • Jean Aurel
  • Stars
    • Brigitte Bardot
    • Joséphine James
    • Mireille Darc
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    497
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Roger Vadim
      • Jean Aurel
    • Writers
      • Claude Brulé
      • Roger Vadim
      • Jean Aurel
    • Stars
      • Brigitte Bardot
      • Joséphine James
      • Mireille Darc
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Brigitte Bardot, Roger Vadim, and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Brigitte Bardot, Joséphine James, Jacques Riberolles, and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Brigitte Bardot and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Brigitte Bardot and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Brigitte Bardot and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Brigitte Bardot, Joséphine James, Jacques Riberolles, and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Yves Barsacq and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Jacques Riberolles and Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Joséphine James in Please, Not Now! (1961)
    Michel Subor in Please, Not Now! (1961)

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    Brigitte Bardot
    Brigitte Bardot
    • Sophie
    Joséphine James
    Joséphine James
    • Barbara Wilbury
    Mireille Darc
    Mireille Darc
    • Marie-Jeanne
    Edith Zetline
    • Josette
    • (as Edith Zetling)
    Michel Subor
    Michel Subor
    • Alain Varnier
    Jacques Riberolles
    Jacques Riberolles
    • Philippe Belmas
    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • Claude
    Yves Barsacq
    Yves Barsacq
    • Le client de la chambre 112
    Serge Marquand
    • Prince
    Robert Berri
    • Le brigadier de police
    Jean Tissier
    Jean Tissier
    • Concierge
    Guy Bertil
    • Le jeune marié
    Bernard Fresson
    Bernard Fresson
    • Serge, le photographe
    Claude Berri
    Claude Berri
    • Bernard
    Robert Dalban
    Robert Dalban
    • Un consommateur au bistrot
    Jacques Hilling
    Jacques Hilling
    • L'opéré de la jambe
    Max Montavon
    • Waiter
    Claudine Berg
    • La bonne de l'hôtel
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Roger Vadim
      • Jean Aurel(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Claude Brulé
      • Roger Vadim
      • Jean Aurel(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Filming started with Jean Aurel in the director's chair, in what would have been his feature directing debut. However Aurel quickly ran afoul with the cast & crew, and after three weeks, star Brigitte Bardot told the producers she'd quit if he wasn't replaced. The producers, dismayed with how the film was shaping, quickly agreed and Roger Vadim was approached. Vadim took the film on as a favor to Bardot and associate producer Francis Cosne, rewrote the script with Claude Brulé and kept a few bits filmed by Aurel to not let three weeks of work go completely to waste. Aurel remains completely uncredited in the film, be it for the script or directing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Censura: Alguns Cortes (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Amoureux du Havre
      Music by Léo Ferré
      Lyrics by Léo Ferré
      Performed by Brigitte Bardot

    User reviews4

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    7/10
    Charming, Semi-Ditzy Bardot!
    Ms. Bardot, as always, is charming and delightful and has a cool little studio apartment in this lovely pastiche. It's perfectly cast with very few semi-nude scene and Brigitte is delightfully in love with a yuppie fool who can't see the light. BB's suitor is funny and attentive and worthy of her attention.

    A 6 out of 10. Best performance = Ms. Bardot. She made only a few great films, but is always worth a look because of her presence. Great photography and locales in France. I'm surprised BB doesn't have more of a following, but I realize she hasn't made a film since '73. I've seen about half of her films and enjoyed most of them. Check them out.
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    5
    • shepardjessica-1
    • Mar 2, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1961 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • distributor's official site for individuals
      • Distributor's official site for professionals
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Only for Love
    • Filming locations
      • Villard-de-Lans, Isère, France(ski race at Cote 2000)
    • Production companies
      • Francos Films
      • Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
      • Vides Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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