Sweet Ecstasy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Max Pecas
Elke Sommer
Pierre Brice
Vittoria Prada
Christian Pezey
Claire Maurier
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Olivier, a restless young man, hesitates to become involved with Barbara, an aspiring actress who loves him. She introduces him to a group of wealthy, pleasure-mad idlers living on the Côte d'Azur. Their leader, the cynical Maddy, suggests to his mistress, Elke, that she seduce the newcomer and thereby make him an intimate member of the group. At a party aboard a yacht, Olivier resists Elke's advances, explaining that he craves more than physical satisfaction. His confession elicits a genuine feeling of warmth in Elke; this, in turn, sparks a spirit of rivalry between Olivier and Maddy. To settle the matter, the two men engage in a test of daring by jumping blind-folded from a moving crane onto the top of a building under construction. Olivier misses his footing but is unexpectedly saved by Maddy. Elke and Maddy realize the futility of their lives and decide to reform, while Olivier returns to the uncomplicated Barbara.
Director
Max Pecas
Cast
Elke Sommer
Pierre Brice
Vittoria Prada
Christian Pezey
Claire Maurier
Jenny Astruc
Michèle Bardollet
Robert Darane
Agnès Spaak
Albert Dinan
Robert Bar
Mitsouko
Crew
Jacques Aucante
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Paul Cayatte
Grisha M. Dabat
Marc Fossard
Séverin Frankiel
Jacques Garcia
Georges Garvarentz
Joël Lifschutz
Bob Luchaire
Clément Nicholas
Max Pecas
Film Details
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Opened in Paris in March 1962 as Douce violence; running time: 88 min. Also known as Sweet Violence. One U. S. source lists Les Films du Griffon, Max Pecas' firm, as production company, while other sources credit Paris Inter Productions and Contact Organisation.
