Poupée, La

France / Italy • 1962 • 95m •

• Directed by: Jacques Baratier. • Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Sonne Teal, Claudio Gora, Catherine Milinaire, Jean Aron, Sacha Pitoëff, Daniel Emilfork, Jacques Dufilho, Gabriel Jabbour, Michel de Ré, László Szabó, Roger Karl, Jean Galland. • Music by: Joseph Kosma, Bernard Parmegiani.

An avant-garde political satire that takes place in a mythical country in South America. The dictator has been replaced by a look-alike revolutionary, and the dictator's wife has been replaced by a robot.

Review:

The plot has a revolutionary required to impersonate the assassinated dictator of a mythical South American country. Polish star Cybulski plays both parts. But along the way a scientist creates a cyborg of an industrialist's wife; there are songs and basic special effects; and a Greek-style chorus comments on the action. The wife and her double are played by Canadian female impersonator Sonne Teal. This was his only film before he died in a plane crash. The chorus is also a man in drag (Dufilho). The message seems to be about corruption, but it's hard to grasp. There's lots to look at, however. The mad extravagance (big crowd scenes) may have influenced Jodorowski, and there's some very avant garde jump cutting.

Review by makeadelivery [IMDB 30 May 2009] from the Internet Movie Database.

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