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Viva Maria! is a 1965 comedy-adventure film starring Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau both named Maria who meet and become revolutionaries in the early twentieth century. It also starred George Hamilton as Florès, a revolutionary leader. Filmed in Eastman Color, it was directed by Louis Malle. The majority of the film was made on location in Mexico. The film was released in both French and an English-dubbed version.

Plot Synopsis

It's 1907 in an South American country. Maria II (Brigitte Bardot), the daughter of an Irish terrorist, meets Maria I (Jeanne Moureau),the singer of a circus. After her father dies, Maria II decides to stay with the circus and tour with them. On her debut as a singer, she accidentally invents striptease, an action that makes the circus achieve great fame. Shortly after they meet Florès (George Hamilton), a socialist revolutionary. He invites them to join his cause, a revolution against El Dictador (José Ángel Espinoza), but shortly after Florès dies after being shot. He makes them promise him to finish his cause and both agree, getting into trouble with the local church and the authorities.


Trivia

-Director Luis Buñuel states in his autobiography (My Last Breath) that he used to walk past the set in disguise and nobody recognized him. His son Juan Luis was working on the movie.

-The film was shot at Estudios Churubusco Azteca and some open field locations in Mexico.

-Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moureau became friends on the set.

-Florès surname is adapted to french grammar as its original spanish form is Flores

-Carlos López Moctezuma and Claudio Brook, two Mexican film stars, have roles on this movie.

Awards

Both Moureau and Bardot were nominated for Best Foreign Actress at the 1967 BAFTA awards. However, only Moureau won.



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