viva maria by MALLE

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This film would make a great comic book series; Louis Malle's sense of humor is contained in a film frame pretending to be a sequential graphic panel. Brigitte Bardot (Maria II) is sexiest with a Gatling gun, swinging from vines, and destroying with revolution and dynamite. Moreau, from Jules and Jim, is sexy and strong in her role as Maria I. Directed in 1960, Viva Maria follows two side show dancers as they get involved in a South American revolution.
The humor is balanced perfectly: it is over the top without being overboard. The movie is too fun for words. If you love girls with guns and explosives, comic books, and films that define 60's cinema, check out Viva Maria!!!