CALMOS (1976) (aka Cool, Calm and Collected, Femmes Fatales)
Review: A Lost big budget Macho Extravaganza! This film has never been distributed yet in any form, no VHS or DVD, just because no one wants it to be seen. The Director and the actors are now all very famous and this shocking master piece is better remained unknown. Shot in 1975, during "the Year of the Woman" celebrating women’s freedom and equality to men, Bertrand Blier decided to outdo his earlier provocative box office hit "Going places", by making a huge farcical satire of women power. It was so criticized when it was released in 1976, that since then you can’t find it anywhere as Blier himself disowns the film. It's nonetheless a great film, with a dark sense of humor, and stops at nothing to exacerbate the fight of the sexes for power with startling images.
-See all the men walking threw the fields trying to escape women's influence.
-See armies of women with tanks capturing poor men.
-See women queuing naked to have a dose of sex with men tied to hospital beds forced to satisfy them one by one.
-See Men climbing inside a giant Vagina.
Great cast, great jokes a real gem to discover. Uncut, Widescreen print, in French language only, no subtitles. Quality B+
Directed by: Bertrand Blier
Starring: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Rochefort, and Brigitte Fossey
