''The Twist'' is a 1976 film co-written and directed by
Claude Chabrol
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...
. Its title in French is ''Folies bourgeoises'' (literally - bourgeois madness).
Plot
The film follows a bored, upper class group of Parisians who embark on a series of affairs with each other.
Principal cast
Critical reception
Glenn Davidson of
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1976 films
1970s sex comedy films
Adultery in films
Films about writers
Films based on French novels
Films directed by Claude Chabrol
Films scored by Manuel De Sica
Films shot in Paris
Italian sex comedy films
West German films
French sex comedy films
English-language French films
English-language German films
English-language Italian films
1976 comedy films
Films produced by Pierre Spengler
1970s French films
1970s Italian films
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