Douce violence

This movie essentially begins with a young man named "Olivier" (Christian Pezey) who is looking for the meaning of life in general. He is also quite lonely and as luck would have it he meets a young woman named "Barbara" (Vittoria Prada) who then takes him to a place where she subsequently introduces him to some acquaintances. These people, as it turns out, are led by a young man named "Maddy" (Pierre Brice) and are pursuing a Bohemian lifestyle which includes dancing, drinking and "free love". Of particular interest to Olivier is a beautiful blonde named "Elke" (Elke Sommer) who happens to love Maddy and is more than willing to use Olivier to make him jealous. Yet, although Olivier is sexually attracted to Elke, deep down he realizes how shallow she is and prefers something a bit more substantial. But like a moth to a flame he finds it difficult to resist Elke's sexual flirtations even though he knows that it probably won't end well. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that the best feature of this film was the presence of Elke Sommer who was absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately, the general plot was rather slow and plodding to the extent that it remained rather dull overall. Because of that I have rated this movie accordingly. Slightly below average.