Product Details

• Actors: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby, Jess Hahn
• Directors: Claude Chabrol, Guy Casaril
• Writers: Guy Casaril, Paul Gégauff
• Producers: André Génovès, Georges Casati
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: French
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008K794
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,754 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Novices" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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NOVICES - DVD Movie

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars for Bardot, March 31, 2004

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David E. Miller "LividEmerald" (Las Vegas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Novices (DVD)

This Bardot vehicle boasts an excellent transfer to DVD. BB is in fine comedic form, and Annie Girardot is altogether convincing in her "straight" role as a serious prostitute. The best moments include Brigitte (Agnes) learning the "tricks" of the trade, being followed everywhere by the scroungy mutt she has adopted, and trying to get up the courage to kill a stolen chicken for dinner. Guaranteed to make you laugh.

Although BB is very sexy in her street clothes and nurse's uniform (don't ask), you won't find any nudity in this film---unless you count a see-thru bra worn at the beach.

This film was released in 1970, so BB is 36 years old and is at the peak of her sexual charm and alluring beauty (she is showing her age three years later in "Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman;" on the bright side, she is also showing a lot more skin). My favorite BB films are still "Please Not Now!" and "Plucking the Daisy" (in that order), but I'm definitely pleased to have "Les Novices" in my collection of 12 BB films. By the way, my least favorite is "Les Femmes."

As usual Brigitte speaks French clearly enough and slowly enough for any American who understands French to understand. Annie, on the other hand, speaks French so rapidly that I had to glance at the subtitles now and then to catch what she was saying. Unfortunately, the subtitles are not all that accurate. They are correctly spelled, however.

I give "Les Novices" 4 stars because it's a well made film, because it has both comedic and poignant moments, because it is creative in its storyline, and because BB is such a pleasure to watch. You'll love it when she winks!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average comedy, March 1, 2007

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Alexis' fan "leo67" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Novices (DVD)

I was excited to see another Bardot film out on DVD and ordered this before it was released. Though rather entertaining and with a stunning Bardot in her mid 30's looking at her most beautiful self I can't help wondering if it could have been better.The ingredients were certainly there : an alluring Bardot and the great comedian in Annie Girardot. To be fair it was enjoyable enough but it just lacked that extra punch that would have made it better.

4.0 out of 5 stars Distrayantes années 70, January 19, 2012

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julianus - See all my reviews

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Annie Girardot est parfaite dans son rôle de prostitué, drôle, électrique, humaine, une rouspéteuse au coeur d'or. Brigitte Bardot, toujours la même, est peu crédible en naïve novice. Miss Girardot FAIT le film.