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Max My Love poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.5 / 100
1986·Comedy / Romance·1h 32m

MAX MY LOVE

“A love triangle of primate proportion”

The wife of a British diplomat in Paris takes a chimpanzee as her lover.

Above the Line
Nagisa Ôshima·DirectorJean-Claude Carrière·WriterNagisa Ōshima·WriterRaoul Coutard·Director of PhotographyMichel Portal·Original Music ComposerHélène Plemiannikov·Editor
Cast
Anthony Higgins·PeterCharlotte Rampling·MargaretAnne-Marie Besse·SuzanneVictoria Abril·MariaPierre Étaix·DetectiveFabrice Luchini·NicolasDiana Quick·CamilleSabine Haudepin·FrançoiseMilena Vukotić·Margaret's MotherBernard-Pierre Donnadieu·Archibald
Full Crew
(23 credits)
Directing· 1
Nagisa Ōshima·Director
Writing· 2
Jean-Claude Carrière·WriterNagisa Ōshima·Writer
Camera· 1
Raoul Coutard·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hélène Plemiannikov·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Michel Portal·Original Music ComposerJean-Philippe Le Roux·Sound EngineerDaniel Couteau·Sound EffectsAdeline Yoyotte·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 9
Bernard Perris·Costume DesignPierre Guffroy·Production DesignRay Scott·Special Effects Makeup ArtistPierre Lefait·Set DresserJacques Clemente·Makeup ArtistRick Baker·Makeup Effects DesignerSylvia Panigel·CostumerElisabeth Daynes·Special Effects Makeup ArtistMaurice Binder·Title Designer
Production· 4
Serge Silberman·ProducerNoëlle Audejan·Production SecretaryJacques Baschung·Production SupervisorBertrand Raison·Publicist
Other Departments· 1
Rick Baker·Sequence Lead
By the Numbers
65.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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