''Lovers Like Us'' (french: Le Sauvage, lit=The Savage; also known in English as ''Call Me Savage'') is a 1975 Adventure film, adventure romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was a commercial success with a total of 2,373,738 admissions in France and was the 12th highest-grossing film of the year.

Plot

Scant days before her wedding to Vittorio, Nelly has a change of heart and runs away. As Vittorio pursues her through Caracas, she turns for help first to Alex, a previous employer, and then to Martin, a middle-aged French man she meets by chance. Martin drives her to the airport, where she gets a plane ticket to Paris. Returning by boat to his peaceful lonely life on an island off the coast, Martin is surprised and dismayed to find that Nelly has made her way there ahead of him. When he tries to return her to the mainland she sabotages the boat, causing it to sink. Marooned upon the island, Martin is forced to adapt to his new neighbor, who is determined to stay.

Cast

* Yves Montand as Martin * Catherine Deneuve as Nelly * Luigi Vannucchi as Vittorio * Tony Roberts (actor), Tony Roberts as Alex Fox * Bobo Lewis as Miss Mark * Dana Wynter as Jessie Coutances * Gabriel Cattand as Mr. Delouis * Vernon Dobtcheff as Mr. Coleman * Jean Guidoni as musician

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 2,373,738 in France.

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* * * * 1975 films 1975 romantic comedy films 1970s adventure comedy films 1970s French films 1970s French-language films 1970s Italian films Films directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau Films scored by Michel Legrand Films set in the Caribbean Films set in Venezuela Films set on uninhabited islands Films shot in the Bahamas Films shot in Venezuela Films with screenplays by Jean-Loup Dabadie Films with screenplays by Jean-Paul Rappeneau French adventure comedy films French romantic comedy films French-language Italian films Italian adventure comedy films Italian romantic comedy films {{1970s-France-film-stub