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The film was based on a Day Keene novel published in 1954. The ''New York Times'' called it "more conventional than usual" but said the story was "well constructed and sharply twisted in the James M. Cain manner."<ref>Criminals At Large |
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The film was partly shot in the historic [[Villa Torre Clementina]].<ref name="ftfromhuntsmentohousehunters">{{cite news|last1=Reynier|first1=Carolyn|title=From huntsmen to house-hunters|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7331abe-cbb0-11dc-97ff-000077b07658.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true#axzz4m6iSpnev|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=Financial Times|date=January 26, 2008}}</ref> |
The film was partly shot in the historic [[Villa Torre Clementina]].<ref name="ftfromhuntsmentohousehunters">{{cite news|last1=Reynier|first1=Carolyn|title=From huntsmen to house-hunters|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7331abe-cbb0-11dc-97ff-000077b07658.html?ft_site=falcon&desktop=true#axzz4m6iSpnev|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=Financial Times|date=January 26, 2008}}</ref> |
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The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "an oddball thriller".<ref>ODDBALL MOVIE: 'Joy House' Bizarre, Arty Film Thriller |
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Harford, Margaret. Los Angeles Times (1923-1995); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]04 Dec 1964: E6. </ref> |
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| Directed by | René Clément |
| Written by | René Clément |
| Produced by | Jacques Bar |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Alain Delon Lola Albright |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Edited by | Fedora Zincone |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | June 12, 1964 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English/French |
| Box office | 1,414,966 admissions (France)[1] |
Joy House (French title: Les Félins / UK title: The Love Cage) is a 1964 French mystery-thriller film starring Jane Fonda, Alain Delon, and Lola Albright. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Day Keene.
It was Clement's second film for MGM.[2]
Plot
In Monte Carlo, Marc, a handsome card sharp, escapes American gangsters who have been ordered to kill him by the boss of a New York gang because he had an affair with the boss's wife. Marc hides in a mission for the poor where Barbara, a wealthy widow, finds him and hires him as her chauffeur.
At Barbara's chateau, Melinda, Barbara's niece, becomes attracted to him. Marc discovers that Barbara is hiding her lover, Vincent, in the secret rooms and passageways of the chateau. She and Vincent (a bank robber sought by the police for murdering Barbara's husband) plan to murder Marc so that Vincent may use his passport in escaping to South America. Marc and Barbara begin an affair but are discovered by Vincent, who then kills Barbara but is himself killed by the American gangsters, who mistake him for Marc.
Marc and Melinda plan to dispose of the two bodies, but when Melinda learns that Marc is planning to leave without her, she tricks the police into believing Marc guilty and forces him to hide in the chateau's secret rooms. He is her prisoner, just as Vincent had been her aunt's.
Cast
- Jane Fonda as Melinda
- Alain Delon as Marc
- Lola Albright as Barbara
- Sorrell Booke as Harry
- Carl Studer as Loftus
- André Oumansky as Vincent
- Arthur Howard as Father Nielson
- Del Negro as Mick
Production
The film was based on a Day Keene novel published in 1954. The New York Times called it "more conventional than usual" but said the story was "well constructed and sharply twisted in the James M. Cain manner."[3]
MGM signed Delon to a five picture deal following their successful collaboration on Anyone Can Win.[4]
In April 1963 it was announced Natalie Wood would appear opposite Alain Delon.[5]
It was Jane Fonda's first movie in France. She later recalled that the director made it without a script:
I didn't speak very good French then, and I never understood much of what was going on. The only people who really dug that movie, for some reason, were junkies. They used to come up to me and give me a big wink. But I'm awfully glad I did it because it got me into France and I met [later husband Roger] Vadim.[6]
The film was partly shot in the historic Villa Torre Clementina.[7]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it "an oddball thriller".[8]
References
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ Archer, Eugene (April 26, 1963). "Rene Clement Hired by M-G-M to Direct 'Love Cage' in France". New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.
- ^ Criminals At Large By ANTHONY BOUCHER. New York Times 25 July 1954: BR20.
- ^ French Movie Actor Bears Resemblance to Jimmy Dean Tinee, Mae. Chicago Tribune 16 Feb 1964: g15
- ^ Looking at Hollywood: Six Glamor Girls Sought for Hope! Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Tribune 1 Apr 1963: b1
- ^ Jonas, Gerald (January 22, 1967). "Here's What Happened to Baby Jane". New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 91.
- ^ Reynier, Carolyn (January 26, 2008). "From huntsmen to house-hunters". Financial Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ ODDBALL MOVIE: 'Joy House' Bizarre, Arty Film Thriller Harford, Margaret. Los Angeles Times (1923-1995); Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]04 Dec 1964: E6.
External links
- Joy House at IMDb
- Joy House at Rotten Tomatoes
- Joy House at the TCM Movie Database
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