The 1974 film Going Places (original French title: Les Valseuses) is a controversial French dark comedy-drama directed by Bertrand Blier. It follows two aimless thugs, Jean-Claude and Pierrot, who travel across France committing petty crimes, stealing cars, and harassing women. Movie Details Release Date: March 20, 1974 Runtime: Approximately 1 hour and 57 minutes Main Cast: Gérard Depardieu as Jean-Claude Patrick Dewaere as Pierrot Miou-Miou as Marie-Ange
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Structurally, Going Places is a picaresque road movie, meaning it consists of episodic adventures rather than a linear plot with a clear goal. Jean-Claude and Pierrot, along with their reluctant companion Marie-Ange (played brilliantly by Miou-Miou), travel aimlessly.
Plot: Two aimless thugs, Jean-Claude (Gérard Depardieu) and Pierrot (Patrick Dewaere), travel across the French countryside committing petty crimes, stealing cars, and harassing people. They are joined by Marie-Ange, a passive hairdresser searching for her own sexual pleasure.
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Today, the film is impossible to watch without controversy. The protagonists treat women as objects for their pleasure, including a notorious scene involving a rape that is played for dark comedy. Some critics argue Blier exposes male sexual aggression without endorsing it. Others see the film as irredeemably sexist.
Their characters are the definition of "anti-heroes." They are misogynistic, violent, and utterly lacking in ambition. Yet, Blier’s script and the actors' magnetic chemistry force the audience to follow them. Depardieu brings a primal, dangerous energy, while Dewaere balances it with a neurotic, almost childlike vulnerability. Together, they represent a youth culture that is bored, disillusioned, and angry—elements that resonated deeply with audiences in the post-1968 era of France.
داستان فیلم حول محور دو جوان ولگرد و لاابالی به نامهای ژان-کلود (با بازی ژرار دوپاردیو) و پیروت (با بازی پاتریک دوور) میچرخد. این دو نفر که هیچ هدف خاصی در زندگی ندارند، با دزدیدن ماشینها، آزار و اذیت مردم و فرار از قانون، سفری بیهدف را در سراسر فرانسه آغاز میکنند.
