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A great little film by the master himself. Annie Girardot is a house keeper who works for 3 different households: Bertrand Blier is a bank teller who has killed his superior & buried him in his backyard, Mireille Darc is a T.V. hostess who had in her past been part of a sex orgy & will soon marry a politician & Sim is a priest by day & an exotic dancer by night. Thru Girardot's gossiping, they soon learn of the other's dirty little secret & start blackmailing each other to the bitter end. A period piece beautifully shot in the Paris of the 1970's & if that was not enough there is even a reproduction of the Mona Lisa with a full on rack.

'Elle boit pas ......!' is another of those light comedies for which the French are so famous. With Annie Girardot acting as its engine, it whirls you into an increasing complexity of human affairs that almost defies logic.

Set & made in 1970, this film completely breathes the style, the mood, the spirit and the speed of its days. Revoking memories to those who were around at the time. Probably looking ajar and old fashioned to those who weren't.

There also must be praise for this film's picturing, aggressively adding extra value to its plot. Making the bright coloring of 1970 even more flamboyant.