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Catherine & Co.
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Wikipedia article
'Catherine & Co.' is a 1975 sex comedy film directed by Michel Boisrond from a screenplay by Catherine Breillat and Lo L. Fuchs, based on the 1967 novel 'Catherine and Co.' by Edouard de Segonzac. The film stars Jane Birkin, Patrick Dewaere, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Vittorio Caprioli and Jean-Claude Brialy.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141110005107/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/8644/Catherine-et-Cie/overview The New York Times]
Plot
Catherine is a young British prostitute who decides to make money living in Paris. After learning about corporate practices and business ins and outs from her clients, she decides to incorporate as an official escort business. Searching for people to invest in her scheme, she encounters both interest and setbacks.
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Reception
On the film's initial US release in February 1976, Richard Eder of 'The New York Times' described the film as a "sex farce", "sloppy, ill-shaped and very familiar", but with an air of sincerity that allowed the audience to enjoy its positive attributes. Eder particularly praised the acting of Vittorio Caprioli as an Italian businessman who is one of the protagonist's lovers.Richard Eder, [https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E07EED8153DE036A05755C2A9649C946790D6CF "Screen: 'Catherine & Co.,' Sex Farce:English Girl Is Lured by Vague Offers"], 'The New York Times', February 26, 1976. On the other hand, John Simon's review for 'New York' described Birkin as "a nasty baggage" and the film as "the most offensive dungheap masquerading as a movie to be seen in years, perhaps ever."[https://books.google.com/books?id=XuMCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&dq=catherine+Boisrond+birkin+1976&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy8dHb2J_LAhXCVz4KHRi8CmAQ6AEIWjAJ#v=onepage&q=catherine%20Boisrond%20birkin%201976&f=false "Movies around town"], 'New York', March 15, 1976 (excerpted from John Simon's review). In a review for 'Time Out', Geoff Brown said the film was "not hot enough to be a sexploiter, but not sophisticated enough to be anything better".
In a 2012 retrospective article about Birkin's films, Australian critic Simon Foster called 'Catherine & Co.' "one of the key films in Birkin's extensive filmography to take advantage of her sexuality at the height of her fame".Simon Foster, [http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2012/03/16/retrospective-jane-birkin "Retrospective: Jane Birkin"], Special Broadcasting Service, March 16, 2012.
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