Love at the Top

Love at the Top
Love at the Top
	Theatrical release poster
French	Le Mouton enragé
Directed by	Michel Deville
Screenplay by	Christopher Frank
Based on	Le Mouton enragé; by Roger Blondel
Produced by	Léo L. Fuchs
Starring	Jean-Louis Trintignant; Jean-Pierre Cassel; Romy Schneider; Jane Birkin; Florinda Bolkan; Henri Garcin; Georges Wilson;
Cinematography	Claude Lecomte
Edited by	Raymonde Guyot
Music by	Saint-Saëns
Production; companies	Viaduc Productions; T.R.A.C.;
Distributed by	S.N. Prodis
Release dates	13 March 1974 (France); 14 March 1974 (Italy);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France; Italy;
Language	French

Love at the Top (French: Le Mouton enragé, lit. 'The Rabid Sheep') is a 1974 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michel Deville from a screenplay by Christopher Frank,^[1] based on the 1956 novel Le Mouton enragé by Roger Blondel.

Plot

Nicolas Mallet is a modest bank employee resigned to social mediocrity for the security that his job gives him. Introverted and dull, with the assistance and under the guidance of a former high school friend, novelist Claude Fabre, he will become a confident seducer, an opportunist upstart with no defined ambition. In the aftermath of the oil crisis, the Bel Ami of the 1970s experienced a remarkable social rise, relying exclusively on women whom he seduced almost unwittingly, while being remotely guided by Fabre. Going to seek power from those who rule him, knowing how to make himself indispensable, he will succeed in his ascent and favor that of his first conquest. It is only at the end of the film that we discover the real reasons behind Fabre's manipulative attitude.

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Nicolas Mallet
Jean-Pierre Cassel as Claude Fabre
Romy Schneider as Roberte Groult
Florinda Bolkan as Flora Danieli
Jane Birkin as Marie-Paule
Henri Garcin as Berthoud
Michel Vitold as Georges Groult
Jean-François Balmer as Vischenko
Dominique Constanza [fr] as Sabine
Betty Berr as Sylvie
Georges Beller [fr] as Marie-Paule's friend
Estella Blain as Shirley Douglas
Mary Marquet as M^me Hermens
Georges Wilson as Lourceuil
Gisèle Casadesus as M^me Lourceuil

References

^ Brennan, Sandra (2016). "Love at the Top". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

External links

Love at the Top at IMDb
Love at the Top at Variety Distribution
Love at the Top at AllMovie

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[NYT-1] Brennan, Sandra (2016). "Love at the Top". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

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