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Le cher disparu

Original title: The Loved One
  • 1965
  • 12
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.1K
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Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, and Robert Morse in Le cher disparu (1965)
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.
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Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.

  • Director
    • Tony Richardson
  • Writers
    • Evelyn Waugh
    • Terry Southern
    • Christopher Isherwood
  • Stars
    • Robert Morse
    • Jonathan Winters
    • Anjanette Comer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.1K
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    • Director
      • Tony Richardson
    • Writers
      • Evelyn Waugh
      • Terry Southern
      • Christopher Isherwood
    • Stars
      • Robert Morse
      • Jonathan Winters
      • Anjanette Comer
    • 102User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Robert Morse
    Robert Morse
    • Dennis Barlow
    Jonathan Winters
    Jonathan Winters
    • Wilbur Glenworthy…
    Anjanette Comer
    Anjanette Comer
    • Aimee Thanatogenous
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Mr. Joyboy
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Gen. Brinkman
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    • Mr. Kenton
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Immigration Officer
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Sir Francis Hinsley
    Tab Hunter
    Tab Hunter
    • Guide
    Margaret Leighton
    Margaret Leighton
    • Mrs. Kenton
    Liberace
    Liberace
    • Mr. Starker
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • D.J. Jr.
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie
    Barbara Nichols
    Barbara Nichols
    • Sadie Blodgett
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • The Guru Brahmin
    Roxanne Arlen
    Roxanne Arlen
    • Whispering Glades Hostess
    Dort Clark
    Dort Clark
    • Col. Burt
    Pamela Curran
    Pamela Curran
    • Whispering Glades Hostess
    • Director
      • Tony Richardson
    • Writers
      • Evelyn Waugh
      • Terry Southern
      • Christopher Isherwood
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    User reviews102

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    poguemathon

    Beauty in many forms

    Having seen a Playboy magazine article on the making of the film, this 15 year-old had to see it to believe it. This was in Boston, and the theater chain (Sack) had lopped off considerable footage, but I never knew of this until a PBS showing of it years later revealed a scene with the astronaut's wife that, after having seen the movie so many times that I could recite it, caught me completely by surprise. I skipped school and sat for an entire day in the glory of this perverted beauty. I received a book on the making of the Loved One, and discovered that there was a whole batch of stars, such as Ruth Gordon, who never made it to the final cut. But with or without, this one packs one hell of a punch - a scathing indictment of the '60s and all that it beheld, from a Jackie Kennedy look-alike in the opening scenes to that wonderful orgy in the casket filled chamber. Look close for a quick Jami Farr changing a portrait of The Queen at the luncheon held at the Brit exile's club. This is my all-time favorite movie, bar none.
    8lee_eisenberg

    "Six Feet Under" meets "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"

    If you thought that funeral homes could only make for grim plots in movies, then you've got a real surprise coming! "The Loved One" portrays a young Brit Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse) coming to the Los Angeles and getting involved in a funeral parlor, with some very zany results. It's the sort of wacky humor that pervaded comedy flicks in the 1960s, right down to the giant cast (aside from Robert Morse, there's Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, James Coburn, John Gielgud, Tab Hunter, Liberace, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Lionel Stander and Rod Steiger).

    Anyway, this movie really does have something to offend everyone. Goofy but lovable, it's not to be missed.
    m101

    Fantastic edgy 60's Hollywood humor

    One of those movies that make you wonder how it got made when it was made, "The Loved One" is a priceless treasure. See this movie, and you'll want all the quirky irreverent funny people you love to see it too.

    WHY IS THIS MOVIE NOT ON VIDEOTAPE? I mean, if somebody can take the time to put "Porky's II" on DVD, I think humanity is ill-served by the lack of a law to ensure that movies like "The Loved One" are also available.
    RALL

    Something else.

    Having worked in the funeral industry, I have met some of these characters in real life, I can really appreciate this great satirical movie. There was not any bad scenes in this movie. The actors all gave good performances. The movie was stolen by Rod Steiger with his Mr. Joyboy roll. Rod Steiger almost repeated his Joyboy roll in No Way To Treat A Lady, as Dorian Smith. If you are a fan of dark comedies, do not miss one of the greatest dark comedies.
    10jotix100

    Whispering Glades

    Tony Richardson's "The Loved One" was seen recently courtesy of TCM. The film seems to have been forgotten by MGM, who didn't promote it the way it deserved when it was released. It's a tribute to Mr. Richardson that "The Loved One" should be discovered by appreciative fans that haven't have a chance to see this masterpiece by one of the cinema's most under appreciated master: Tony Richardson.

    This acerbic satire about the funeral business was written by Evelyn Waugh, an Englishman who saw the excesses about the art of preparing "the loved ones" for their final send off into eternity. The magnificent screen play is credited to Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood, although other writers were also involved in its adaptation. The brilliant black and white cinematography by Haskell Wexler still has original crispness in the copy that was shown, which might have been because of a DVD format we saw.

    The story is seen through Dennis Barlow,a young Englishman who comes to L.A. for a visit. He looks for his uncle, Sir Francis Hinsley, who works for a movie studio. Sir Francis moves among the English expatriates that had a love/hate relationship with the film industry, but who had better lives than in England. At least, in Los Angeles, they were seen as a rarity with tremendous panache, in sharp contrast with the uneducated heads of studios and so-called stars.

    When Sir Francis dies in tragic circumstances, the Brits decide to appoint young Dennis to select the proper way to bury him. That's how Dennis comes to Whispering Glades, the ultimate resting place for the privileged and the famous. To say he suffers culture shock, is to put it mildly. Nothing prepares him for the excesses he sees in the place, that is being run by the mysterious Rev. Wilbur Glenworthy. It's here that he meets and falls in love with Aimee, the girl that is promoted to be the first woman embalmer. He is shown about what to order by the unctuous Mr. Sarles who wants him to pick the best the place has to offer. Dennis is also puzzled by the way the embalmer, Mr. Joyboy, has prepared Sir Francis for his friends to see him at the place.

    Dennis, not having a job, is recruited by Henry Glenworthy in helping with the pet cemetery. He meets enough weirdos to last a lifetime. Henry, a businessman himself, decides to add a novel way to send the pets skyward by hiring young Gunther. The devilish Rev. Wilbur sees the invention and wants it for Whispering Glades. In an incredible finale, young Gunther achieves greatness by creating the send off to end all send offs.

    The amazing thing about "The Loved One" is the performances Tony Richardson got out of all the actors in the film. Robert Morse is Dennis, a naive in the land of fantasy. Jonathan Winters playing dual roles of Henry and Wilbur Glenworthy, is in top form. Rod Steiger as the mad embalmer, Mr. Joyboy, has one of the best moments of his career. Anjanette Comer shows an affinity for Aimee. John Gielgud makes a wonderful Sir Francis. Paul Williams is young Gunther. But Liberace, who wasn't known as an actor, makes a devastating appearance as the salesman in the Whispering Glades showroom, the man who wants to offer nothing but the best for "the loved one" in his final appearance.

    One can only wish "The Loved One" is seen by a lot of movie fans, as this is a tribute to the man who directed it: Tony Richardson.

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    • Trivia
      Evelyn Waugh disowned this movie of his famous novella and tried unsuccessfully to get his name taken off of the credits. Three days after the movie's London opening, he died unexpectedly at his house in Somerset. It is thought that he had not seen it.
    • Goofs
      While the Blessed Reverend delivers his upsetting monologue to Aimee, the naked "statues" behind him can be seen moving (before the big orgy scene).
    • Quotes

      Dennis Barlow: They told me, Francis Hinsley, they told me you were hung. With red protruding eyeballs and black protruding tongue.

    • Connections
      Featured in Moviedrome: The Loved One (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Pomp and Circumstance
      Composed by Edward Elgar

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1966 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los seres queridos
    • Filming locations
      • Harold Lloyd's Greenacres Estate - 1740 Green Acres Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA(Whispering Glen exteriors)
    • Production company
      • Filmways Pictures
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      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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