Jane Birkin weaponizes pillow talk to build a corporate empire. Capitalism has never been this horny.
Catherine, a young British prostitute living in Paris, decides to start her own "company" after learning the basics of big businesscom from her clients. She encounters both interest and setbacks in her search for investors.
Acting
Birkin's deadpan hustle is magnetic
Costume
Peak 70s Parisian sleaze meets office drag
Writing
Business jargon as foreplay, genuinely clever
Director
Michel Boisrond
Jane Birkin
Catherine
Patrick Dewaere
François
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Marquis de Puisargue
Vittorio Caprioli
Moretti
Jean-Claude Brialy
Guillaume
Nathalie Courval
Mauve
Mehdi El Glaoui
Thomas
Henri Garcin
Robert Grandin
Jacques Rosny
Jean-Pierre
Jean Barney
Bernard
Dora Doll
Mère de Catherine
Hélène Duc
Robert Favart
Alexandra Delli Colli
Osmane
Jacques Legras
Client agence de location de voitures
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's post-1968 sexual liberation wave, the film cheekily applies Situationist critiques of capitalism to the oldest profession.
Birkin reportedly improvised several boardroom scenes after finding the original script too earnest; her eye-rolls at male executives were genuine.
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