Viva Maria!
Somewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus, ... Read allSomewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, she unintentionally invents the strip-tease and makes the ci... Read allSomewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, she unintentionally invents the strip-tease and makes the circus famous. Then they accidentally meet a socialist revolutionary and find themselves lea... Read all
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- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Diogène
- (as Gregor Von Rezzori)
- Rodríguez
- (as Carlos Lopez Moctezuma)
- The Dictator of San Miguel
- (as José Ángel Espinoza)
- Strongman
- (as Luis Rizo)
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- (uncredited)
- Scout Soldier
- (uncredited)
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Featured reviews
Some scenes are just hilarious: when the revolution starts, the pigeon's help, the torture chamber, the magician with the cigarettes, the curbed canon gun to shoot around the corner, and so, and so, and so...
Great laughs, but also great songs in this one. Great way to start the movie with the song about the little Irish girl and her love for dynamite. Interesting striptease scenes for the time.
So many movies about revolutionary action takes place in Mexico, seems like the perfect place to stage a revolution!
Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau are beautiful and they deliver an excellent performance.
Out of 100, I gave it 82. That's good for *** stars on a **** stars rating system.
Seen at home, in Welland, on February 12th, 2001.
Apart from that and from a good cinematography, the film is quite boring. Louis Malle is one of the leading French "Nouvelle vague" directors, but here he deals with a big budget adventure -he doesn't work in his natural context.
The idea of two girls named Maria who carry on the Mexican revolution could be good, but gags and action scenes are not memorable. In many situations you can guess what is going to happen.
Obviously it's a movie made for exploiting the commercial appeal of the two gorgeous actresses.
Malle, Bardot and Moreau made much better things.
Did you know
- TriviaThis movie was the subject of one of two U.S. Supreme Court cases that led to the establishment of the MPAA Ratings Code. Upon the U.S. release of this "Viva Maria," the movie classification board of the city of Dallas, Texas, banned the movie within the city on the grounds that it was too racy. The American distributor sued - case title: "Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas (1968) - and, on 22 April 1968, won. In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that censorship aimed at minors was okay, but censorship could not be applied to adults. On the same day, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a second case, titled "Ginsberg v. New York (1968)," which established that 17 years of age constituted adulthood in cases of censorship. The case involved a New York City luncheonette owner named Sam Ginsberg who was caught selling a "Playboy" magazine to a 16 year old in a NYPD sting operation. The Supreme Court ruled that if the boy had been 17 years old, then Ginsberg would have done no wrong in selling him the magazine. By combining these two rulings, the Supreme Court established the precedent that adult-oriented movies were acceptable as long as "no one under 17 is admitted without parent or adult guardian."
- GoofsThe Pound sign on the wanted poster has been placed after the figure. This is the French practice. In England it would be in front.
- Quotes
Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II: Rodolfo, come over here and meet my new partner. Oh, that's right, I don't even know your name.
Maria I: Marie Fitzgerald O'Malley.
Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II: Marie?
The Great Rodolfo: Mary?
Maria I: I'm not Mary. Marie.
The Great Rodolfo: Mary and Mary. That's splendid!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen: Hollywood Comes of Age (1996)
- SoundtracksParis, Paris, Paris
Music by Georges Delerue
Lyrics by Louis Malle and Jean-Claude Carrière
Performed by Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau
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- Also known as
- Віва Марія!
- Filming locations
- Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico(village where Maria O'Malley goes out with three men)
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- Budget
- $2,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 2h(120 min)
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1