Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (1959)

Director:

Michel Boisrond

Writers:

Kelley Roos (novel)
Gérard Oury (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

7 November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery

Tagline:

If you want to live dangerously ... Come Dance With Me! Her rhythm is wicked ... with a two-time beat.

Plot:

Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his new, delectable wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Amateur Detective | Homosexuality | Murder

Cast

Brigitte Bardot	...	Virginie Dandieu
Henri Vidal	...	Hervé Dandieu
Dawn Addams	...	Anita Florès
Darío Moreno	...	Florès
Georges Descrières	...	Gérard Lalemand (as Georges Descrières sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
Serge Gainsbourg	...	Léon
Joyce Johnson
Maria Pacôme	...	Daisy (as Maria Pacome)
François Chaumette	...	Joseph, l'inspecteur
Pascal Mazzotti	...	Le barman (as Pascal Mazotti)
Magdeleine Bérubet	...	Clémence (as Magdeleine Berubet)
Marie-Thérèse Orain		(as M.T. Orain)
Paul Frankeur	...	Le commissaire / Inspector Marchal
Noël Roquevert	...	Albert Decauville-Lachenée
Philippe Nicaud	...	Daniel

Also Known As:

Come Dance with Me (UK)
Come Dance with Me! (USA)
Do You Want to Dance with Me? (International: English title) (literal title)
Sexy girl (Italy)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Studios de la Victorine - 16 avenue Edoard Grinda, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Francos Films

Trivia:

Sylvia Lopez was originally cast as Anita, but after a few days of shooting became too ill with terminal leukemia to continue. Co-star Henri Vidal died soon after completing this film.

Gorgeous BB w/Cool Dancing Scenes in Murder Plot!

Brigitte Bardot lights up the screen (while keeping her threads on mostly) as a wife who plans to clear her husband's name while working at a dance studio..and she can really mambo. Very complicated plot, but well-paced. Hits some night spots which few films did at the time (cross-dressing) with overall decent acting and beautiful color.

A 6 out of 10. Best performance = BB. The guy who played BB's husband (the dentist) died right after this. He was married to Michele Morgan, I believe. Brigitte is sexy, intelligent, fun, dilligent, and focused in this surprising little gem (without being art). Dawn Addams is an added treat. The DVD copy I watched was clear as a bell which many of Ms. Bardot's film transfers are not. Seek it out for an interesting and fun surprise.