Les ennemis amoureux

Titre original : Woman Hater

1948
1h 45min

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Stewart Granger and Edwige Feuillère in Les ennemis amoureux (1948)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTerence is a bachelor who doesn't have much use for women. He meets Colette and takes a dislike to her. He pretends to be a real-estate agent trying to sell her his country estate, all the w... Tout lireTerence is a bachelor who doesn't have much use for women. He meets Colette and takes a dislike to her. He pretends to be a real-estate agent trying to sell her his country estate, all the while planning to expose her.Terence is a bachelor who doesn't have much use for women. He meets Colette and takes a dislike to her. He pretends to be a real-estate agent trying to sell her his country estate, all the while planning to expose her.

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4brogmiller

Ouch!

Whilst appearing on stage in London in Jean-Louis Barrault's production of 'Partage de Midi', the magnificent Edwige Feuiliere found time to make 'Woman Hater'. Upon seeing the finished product she no doubt wondered why she bothered. Even she cannot keep this afloat as it sinks under the weight of heavy-handed direction by Terence Young and the performance of leading man Stewart Granger whose undeniable screen presence cannot compensate for his lack of the 'lighter touch' required for this sort of material. Even the excellent Ronald Squire fails to sparkle whilst Michael Medwin injects some energy into a small role as a spivvy PR man. The most interesting character by far is that of Jean de Casalis. If you can ignore everything else Mlle Feuiliere is mesmerising. In her memoirs she alludes to this film but omits to mention the title. I wonder why?!

4mls4182

Failed battle of the sexes

Just because actors have looks, charm and charisma it doesn't mean they have a flair for comic timing. The writing is adequate but the direction and lack of comedic skills of the leads make watching downright painful.

7psych-shawn

Amusing Bit of Fluff

If you like Stewart Granger in any movie, you will like him in "Woman Hater" as he plays himself once again.

The plot is silly and has been done over and over again. The fun is not in the destination but in the journey.

Ronald Squire steals the picture as the butler who gets all the best lines:

French movie starlet with an attitude upon entering the castle: "Oh, it looks like the inside of a prison."

Butler: "You have the advantage of me."

Movie starlet: "Where did you learn how to make Crepes Suzette like that?"

Butler: "I was a cook in the Army."

Lord Datchett after a major foulup, now getting ready for dinner: "I going to change now."

Butler: "Excellent idea, sir."

There is also a fair bit of slapstick in the film which didn't work as well for me, but it kept me amused throughout.

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Blame the editors

Don't know why Stewart granger gets so much negativity. I thought he played the comedy well indeed he always seemed to play every part with a twinkle in his eye the only fault with the film is the bloated script.

Linda-45

Hilarious Romantic Comedy

A French film actress, Colette Marly (Edwige Feuillere), tells the press she is bored with men. Lord Datchett (Stewart Granger) hears this statement as a challenge and sets out to prove her a liar. He sends her a letter inviting her to stay at his country estate to rest "while he is away."

Stewart Granger is devilishly charming as the woman hater, and the supporting cast is magnificent. Jameson (Ronald Squire), Lord Datchett's butler, drips with dry humor. Clair (Jeanne De Casalis), the French maid, is hilariously witty!

I am lucky enough to have this movie on video, but I believe it is now out of print. Hopefully it will be released on DVD.

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Anecdotes
Stewart Granger very much wanted to make this film as it gave him the chance to appear in a comedy. However the critical response to his performance was unfavorable.

Gaffes
When Colette Marly is pretending to be drowning in the lake she holds on to her rowing-boat, that has been deliberately capsized by her, keeps crying out for help so that Lord Terence Datchett jumps into the water and swims towards her wanting to rescue her, and at one moment she stretches her left foot out of the water revealing it to be naked. She removes her foot under water, the Lord reaches her, tries to save her, but she again deliberately behaves so clumsily that His Lordship bumps his skull against the boat's planks and loses consciousness so that Colette is now forced to save him on behalf of which she grabs his chin and throat with both hands,slips her body under his, uses only her legs and feet for swimming and both her hands for keeping his head above the water. When reaching the lake's shore, she grabs both his armpits,pulls him out of the water and lays him down on the ground seating herself next to him and revealing that both her feet are covered almost completely by shoes! As she did not have the slightest opportunity to put on her shoes she had been obviously not wearing in the water or to carry them with her when swimming through the lake this is a Continuity-Mistake.