I have no idea why such talented actors such as Kalfon, Ogier and Clementi got involved in this total mess of a film. Jean-Pierre Kalfon and Bulle Ogier went on to make Rivette's ' L'Amour Fou ' which in my opinion is a masterpiece, and Pierre Clementi should always be remembered for his outstanding roles in Luis Bunuel's ' Belle de Jour ' and Pasolini's ' Pigsty. ' But this modish nonsense was unworthy of them, and it has nothing to do with the best of the Nouvelle Vague at all; if anything it seems to mock that fine time in French Cinema when the camera took to the streets and produced quite a few great films. For those who are blind to the Nouvelle Vague's ambitions, I do partly agree that style very often replaced content and ignored many burning issues of the time, and was as equally homophobic and misogynist as the cinema that went before it. Sadly in this film the actors have to be ' idols ' of the time, which for the most part was grotesque and very ugly to watch. The ending is one of the worst I have seen in cinema, and I watched this on YouTube where it can now be seen and for many will be a pleasure. In my opinion it is a disaster and the fact that it came out in 1968 in a time of such turmoil makes it look even more facile and absurd.
Review of Les idoles
