Plucking the Daisy 1956  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Please Mr. Balzac
Mam'selle Striptease
Director: Marc Allegret
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Daniel Gelin, Robert Hirsch, Jacques Dumesnil, Darry Cowl, Nadine Tallier, Luciana Paluzzi, Jacques Bouillaud, Georges Chamarat, Jacques Fervil
Young Agnes (Brigitte Bardot) writes a scandalous book, and daddy finds out–so she is shipped to a convent school. She "escapes" from the train and heads to Paris where she stays with her brother and, when in need of money, she decides to make the men go crazy by winning a striptease contest. Mainly a vehicle for showing off Bardot, but it is still a fun-filled Paris romp.
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Ulysses 1954   N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ulisse
Director: Mario Camerini, Mario Bava
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Franco Interlenghi, Piero Lulli, Teresa Pellati, Jacques Dumesnil, Daniel Ivernel, Elena Zareschi, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Tania Weber, Alessandro Fersen
Following the Trojan War, Ulysses (Kirk Douglas) journeys home to Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) and son Telemachus (Franco Interlinghi) wait for his return. Ulysses encounters numerous obstacles along the way–including Cyclops, singing Sirens that induce madness, and deceptive Circe (also Silvana Mangano). Finally, after many years, Ulysses arrives home to Penelope where one final challenge awaits.
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| 1. Plucking the Daisy (1956)
aka: Please Mr. Balzac
aka: Mam'selle Striptease
2. Ulysses (1954)
aka: Ulisse
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