The Ape Woman

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The Ape Woman

Released Sep 22, 1964

1h 32m

Drama

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A hair-covered woman becomes the property of a cruel entrepreneur who plans to use her as a freak attraction.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

a deeply cynical portrayal of masculinity bestialised and femininity reified, post mortem and ad infinitum, with the paying viewer as complicit enabler.

Oct 11, 2021

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A broadly heartwarming, if strange cautionary tale of hubris, redemption and love.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 7, 2021

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Martin Unsworth

Starburst

However you approach The Ape Woman, either as a satire on misogyny or as a bizarre piece of exploitation itself, there's no denying that Ferreri's film is a marvellous achievement.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 5, 2021

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a substantial, effective film that should be commended to serious cineastes and humanists alike...

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2021

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

Cinema's bad-boy Marco Ferreri takes his anger out on this grotesque form of exploitation, which was encouraged by society

Oct 11, 2021

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Merl Edelman

Los Angeles Free Press

Annie Girardot and Ugo Tognazzi give beautiful performances, which together with Ferreri's delicate taste and fine eye for detail make this far-out story unbelievably believable.

Jan 24, 2020

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6.2/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2P1

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

absolutely awesome movie, it won't ever get old. NEVER!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Like all other Marco Ferreri's films, the film is focusing on the relations with women and is provocative. Ferreri took the real story of a woman that look like an Ape (monkey) and her marriage to an opportunist who was 'using' her in entertainment shows. Is she a victim? not in Ferreri's terms !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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tognazzi is always such an asshole in the movies he plays in? yeah, that's why he was big

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Synopsis

A hair-covered woman becomes the property of a cruel entrepreneur who plans to use her as a freak attraction.

Director: Marco Ferreri
Screenwriter: Rafael Azcona, Marco Ferreri
Production Co: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Les Films Marceau, Cocinor
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 1964, Limited
Runtime: 1h 32m