Les Biches (1968) on Netflix
Frédérique, a wealthy heiress, picks up Why, a penniless street artist, and brings her to her villa in Saint Tropez. Why meets Paul, an architect, and both women fall for him.
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Plot summary
On the Pont des Arts in Paris, Frédérique, a wealthy heiress, seduces Why, a street artist with no money, and takes her to a villa in Saint Tropez. Two gay friends of Frédérique, Robègue and Riais, are staying at the villa. Why meets the architect Paul Thomas at a party and leaves with him. Frédérique goes to Paul's home intending to seduce him, and the two begin an affair.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Les Biches (1968)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Les Biches never acknowledges its source, but it is loosely based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, with the main characters' genders switched. Chabrol's screenwriter Paul Gégauff had already turned that novel into Purple Noon in 1960.
- Director Claude Chabrol later admitted that he included the lesbian plot in Les Biches in order to help the film at the box office.
- Les Biches was not successful at the box office but has become one of Claude Chabrol's more famous films, reviving his critical reputation after a series of disappointing pictures; Chabrol said it marked a creative turning point for him.
