Storyline

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, 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 leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists and the Church.—Stephan Eichenberg

Plot Keywords

central america, revolution, 1900s, bandit, street shootout, female gunfighter, 1910s, bare chested male, bare chested male bondage, torture, anarchist, anarchism, parody, resistance, shot in the back, river, priest, character name in title, title spoken by character, death of father

Short Review

One of Louis Malle's strangest, most eccentric films, this satire of political revolutions is visually spectacular, pairing France's two most popular stars: Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau.

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