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Plucking the Daisy

Original title: En effeuillant la marguerite
  • 1956
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
686
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Plucking the Daisy (1956)
Screwball ComedyComedy

A Paris schoolgirl unwittingly ignites hellfire in the minds of men from Seine to Sorbonne.A Paris schoolgirl unwittingly ignites hellfire in the minds of men from Seine to Sorbonne.A Paris schoolgirl unwittingly ignites hellfire in the minds of men from Seine to Sorbonne.

  • Director
    • Marc Allégret
  • Writers
    • William Benjamin
    • Roger Vadim
    • Marc Allégret
  • Stars
    • Daniel Gélin
    • Brigitte Bardot
    • Robert Hirsch
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    686
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marc Allégret
    • Writers
      • William Benjamin
      • Roger Vadim
      • Marc Allégret
    • Stars
      • Daniel Gélin
      • Brigitte Bardot
      • Robert Hirsch
    • 8User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Daniel Gélin
    Daniel Gélin
    • Daniel Roy
    Brigitte Bardot
    Brigitte Bardot
    • Agnès Dumont
    Robert Hirsch
    • Roger Vital
    Jacques Dumesnil
    Jacques Dumesnil
    • Le général Dumont
    Jacques Fervil
    • Le régisseur au premier strip-tease
    Jacques Jouanneau
    • Édouard - un ami de Daniel
    Mauricet
    Mauricet
    • Monsieur Valentin
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Madame Dumont
    Yves-Marie Maurin
    • Toto
    Anne Collette
    Anne Collette
    • 'Croquemitaine' - la secrétaire
    Gabrielle Fontan
    • La prof de musique
    Luciana Paluzzi
    Luciana Paluzzi
    • Sofia . l'amie italienne
    • (as Luciana Paoluzzi)
    Nadine Tallier
    Nadine Tallier
    • Magali
    Darry Cowl
    Darry Cowl
    • Hubert Dumont - le frère d'Agnès
    Andrès
    • Un journaliste à l'Assemblée Nationale
    • (uncredited)
    Françoise Arnoul
    Françoise Arnoul
    • Elle-même
    • (uncredited)
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Alexis - le chauffeur de taxi
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bayard
    • Un spectateur à Vichy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marc Allégret
    • Writers
      • William Benjamin
      • Roger Vadim
      • Marc Allégret
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    • Trivia
      En effeuillant la marguerite (Plucking the Daisy (1956)), was Brigitte Bardot's 16th film in four years, her second one directed by Allegret (School for Love (1955) (Futures vedette) was first), and also the second film written for her by Roger Vadim. It's a typical French romantic comedy, complete with a meet-cute on a train, and plenty of loving shots of Bardot's pert behind.
    • Quotes

      Monsieur Dubreuil - Casino Director: And the bookseller with a sideline in dirty books?

      Un livreur de journaux: You should know, you're my best customer.

      Monsieur Dubreuil - Casino Director: Isn't that General Dumont?

      Un livreur de journaux: In the flesh! I bet he wants "Plucking the Daisy."

    • Crazy credits
      EPILOGUE: "And they lived happily ever after."
    • Alternate versions
      In the version broadcaston television in North America in the seventies and released on VHS by Entertainment Programs International in 1997, the contestants in the striptease contest performing just before Bardot only did partial strip. The last contestant before Bardot wears panties and a bra made of daisies at the end of her act. But the DVD version released by Home Vision Entertainment in 2001 features a different take of the same scene that is almost identical except that the contestants get totally nude at the end of their act.
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      Featured in Der Tag an dem Elvis nach Bremerhaven kam (1979)

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    5/10

    Average Comedy with Lovely BB!

    Made right before AND GOD CREATED WOMAN, this little comedy is no great shakes, except for the lively and vivacious Ms. Bardot who is charming as always. The guy who plays her brother is strangely bizarre and amusing. A pretty tame film (considering the title), the plot isn't worth discussing, but Brigitte is coy and beautiful.

    A 5 out of 10. Best performance = Ms. Bardot. Her next film (GOD) would completely change her image from fun and innocent to passionate and a lasting sexual creature of the 50's. Roger Vadim, who wrote this one finally got to direct her and make a lasting impression. This film is enjoyable, but nothing to brag about.
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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mademoiselle Striptease
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Films EGE
      • Hoche Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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