{"id":95886,"date":"2024-04-20T18:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T01:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95886"},"modified":"2024-04-20T18:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T01:40:21","slug":"viva-maria-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95886","title":{"rendered":"Viva Maria! (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When I&#8217;m dead, swear to me you&#8217;ll go on fighting!&#8221;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-95887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Poster.png 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn early-twentieth-century Central America, the daughter (Brigitte Bardot) of an Irish revolutionary teams up with a circus singer (Jeanne Moreau), and the two Marias accidentally invent the strip tease before becoming revered revolutionaries themselves.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brigitte Bardot Films<\/li>\n<li>Carnivals and Circuses<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>George Hamilton Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jeanne Moreau Films<\/li>\n<li>Louis Malle Films<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Showgirls<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLouis Malle&#8217;s sixth feature film &#8212; after <em>Elevator to the Gallows<\/em> (1958) [not listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em> but I will review it as a Missing Title], <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78427\"><em>The Lovers<\/em> (1958)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12648\"><em>Zazie dans le Metro<\/em> (1960)<\/a>, <em>A Very Private Affair<\/em> (1962) [non-GFTFF], and <em>The Fire Within<\/em> (1962) [non-GFTFF] &#8212; was this comedy adventure film loosely inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81756\"><em>Vera Cruz<\/em> (1954)<\/a> but with intentionally female protagonists. Bardot is at the top of her game, bringing sassy energy to her role: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-On-Boat.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Moreau is as solid as ever (though George Hamilton&#8217;s role as her revolutionary lover is underdeveloped &#8212; something Malle himself acknowledged). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Dying-Hamilton.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With cinematography in Eastman Color (by Henri Decae) and costumes by Pierre Cardin, it&#8217;s a visually heady affair: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Performance.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; marked by fast-paced action and a few unexpected sight gags. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-1536x641.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Skeleton.png 1894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059956\/trivia\/?item=tr0666797&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">according to IMDb&#8217;s trivia page<\/a>, &#8220;the movie classification board of the city of Dallas, Texas, banned the movie within the city on the grounds that it was too racy,&#8221; leading to &#8220;one of two U.S. Supreme Court cases that led to the establishment of the MPAA Ratings Code.&#8221; That Bardot&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-1024x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Bardot-Kiss.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Despite hopeful rumors that they might not get along, Bardot and Moreau make a fine cinematic duo and were friendly in real life, too. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the lead actresses<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Strong-Females.png 1908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pierre Cardin&#8217;s costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-1536x648.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Marie-Pink.png 1906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henri Decae&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Viva-Maria-Las-Senoritas.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a one-time look if you&#8217;re in the mood &#8212; and of course it&#8217;s a must for Bardot or Moreau fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059956\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/viva-maria\/review\/2000113244\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17835\/viva-maria#articles-reviews?articleId=361665\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When I&#8217;m dead, swear to me you&#8217;ll go on fighting!&#8221;&#8221; Synopsis: In early-twentieth-century Central America, the daughter (Brigitte Bardot) of an Irish revolutionary teams up with a circus singer (Jeanne Moreau), and the two Marias accidentally invent the strip tease before becoming revered revolutionaries themselves. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Brigitte Bardot Films Carnivals and Circuses French Films George Hamilton Films Historical Drama Jeanne Moreau Films Louis Malle Films Revolutionaries Showgirls Strong Females Review: Louis Malle&#8217;s sixth feature film &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=95886\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95886"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95914,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95886\/revisions\/95914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}