''Please, Not Now!'' (original French title ''La Bride sur le cou'', is a French comedy film released in 1961, directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...

and starring his former wife, Brigitte Bardot.

Synopsis

Brigitte Bardot plays Sophie, a young model who discovers her boyfriend is thinking of leaving her for another woman. She plots deadly revenge in this French romantic comedy. Sophie is not content with the ''

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'' in her relationship with high-flying reporter boyfriend Philippe (Jacques Riberolles), but she is even less impressed when a wealthy American girl, Barbara (Josephine James), threatens to steal him from her. She resolves to win Philippe back or murder her rival. She enlists her doctor friend Alain (Michel Subor) to aid her in making him jealous. Sophie and Alain travel from Paris to the ski resorts of Italy to chase Philippe and Barbara, treating us to marvelous French comedy in the mischief that ensues. Directed by Bardot's former husband

, the film features a "nude" dance sequence, in which Bardot wore a body stocking. It was considered risqué at the time of the film's release and provoked controversy. Michel Subor was cast as Bardot's fraught suitor, in a role that made him famous.

Cast

* Brigitte Bardot - Sophie * Michel Subor - Alain * Jacques Riberolles - Philippe * Josephine James - Barbara * Claude Brasseur - Claude

References

External links

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation

Roger Vadim at IMDb
* * Films directed by Roger Vadim 1961 films 1961 romantic comedy films CinemaScope films French romantic comedy films 1960s French films 1960s French-language films French-language romantic comedy films {{1960s-France-film-stub