Film by Julien Duvivier
The Female (French: La femme et le pantin, lit. 'The Woman and the Puppet', Italian: Femmina), released in the United Kingdom and the Philippines as A Woman Like Satan, is a 1959 drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It is the fourth film adaptation of the 1898 novel La femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs. The film stars Brigitte Bardot and António Vilar, with Darío Moreno.
Premise
Mateo Diaz is a wealthy gentleman who loves and respects his wife but no longer finds her attractive because she is paralysed. He pursues Eva Marchand but she does not respond to his advances.
Cast
Production
Brigitte Bardot wrote in her autobiography that although the crew would call director Julien Duvivier "Dudu", the set was not harmonious. She also described the difficulty of filming in the heat of Seville during the Seville Fair.[5]
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