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Plot

Fabled Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima was the guiding hand behind the fast-paced French comedy Max, Mon Amour. The "Max" with whom the elegant Charlotte Rampling falls in love is a circus chimpanzee (played by a short-statured man in a monkey suit). Charlotte's British-ambassador husband Anthony Higgins has long suspected that his wife was cheating on him, but he certainly isn't prepared for her simian paramour. Amazingly, the film never descends into goofiness: Oshima uses his unorthodox plotline to poke holes in the self-protective pretensions of the Bourgeoisie.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
98min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/11/1986
DVD Release Date:
11/20/2007
Director(s):
Themes:
Infidelity,Crumbling Marriages
Tone:
Enigmatic,Satirical,Sexual,Wry
Keywords:
Parisian,animal,boredom,chimpanzee,diplomat,extramarital-affair,husband,love,love-triangle,private-detective