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L'eau a la bouche
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Wikipedia article
'Leau la bouche' is a 1960 French film directed by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and starring Franoise Brion, Bernadette Lafont and Alexandra Stewart.
Plot
Milna (Brion) is living in her grandmother's chteau when the rich lady dies. Her lawyer Miguel (Barray) insists that the woman's two other grandchildren, Fifine (Stewart) and her brother Jean-Paul (Guers), be at the chteau for the reading of the will, even though they've been estranged from the family since an early age. When Fifine eventually arrives at the chteau, it isn't long before she falls for Miguel.
In the meantime, Fifine's boyfriend Robert (Riberolles) shows up in the guise of her brother Jean-Paul, and finds himself very attracted to his girlfriend's cousin Milna. So, while Fifine goes after the lawyer, Robert is occupied with his own pursuits. The maid in the chteau, Prudence (Lafont), in turn, is undecided about whether to accept the lecherous overtures of the butler Csar (Galabru), who has just hired her.
Cast
* Franoise Brion Milna Brett-Juval
* Bernadette Lafont Prudence
* Alexandra Stewart Sraphine Brett-Juval, aka Fifine
* Michel Galabru Csar
* Jacques Riberolles Robert Godard
* Grard Barray Miguel Baran
* Paul Guers Jean-Paul Brett-Juval
* Florence Loinod Florence
Censorship
When 'Leau la bouche' was first released in Italy in 1959, the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film suitable for people 16 years and older. In order for the film to be screened publicly, the committee recommended that the scene in which the maid and waiter are chasing each other should be cut at the moment when the maid's skirt is ripped. The committed also requested the removal of the scene in which Milena is undressing in her room. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, is because the subject of the movie is considered to be inappropriate to the sensitivity of a minor. The official document number is 32778, signed on 2 September 1960 by Minister Renzo Helfer.
References
* Database of the documents produced by the [http://www.italiataglia.it Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities], from 1944 to 2000.
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