Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- provocative
- witty
- arthouse film night
- francophone cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an entertaining and provocative French comedy-drama driven by its transgressive premise and performances.
What sets it apart
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Bob seduces both Monique and Antoine, transforming their marriage into an unconventional triad.
Bob teaches the married couple how to break into houses and incorporates them into his criminal exploits.
The film combines bisexual seduction, a ménage à trois, illegal prostitution, and criminality within an irreverent comic framework.
Bob is a bisexual petty criminal and hustler whose influence pulls a troubled married couple away from conventional respectability.
Films like Ménage, and why
Les Valseuses
shared transgressive French comedy, sexual provocation, criminal outsiders, and irreverent relationship dynamics
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
shared queer themes, anarchic humor, volatile intimacy, and confrontational French art-house sensibility
The Crying Game
shared erotic ambiguity, unconventional relationships, and stylish European comedy-drama tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Bertrand Blier
- Release Date
- 1986-04-23
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (258)
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu
- Michel Blanc
- Miou-Miou
- Michel Creton
- Jean-Pierre Marielle
- Jean-Yves Berteloot
- Bruno Cremer
- Caroline Silhol
- Mylène Demongeot
- Jean-François Stévenin
Common questions
- What is Ménage about?
- A bisexual hustler turns a quarrelling married couple into an unconventional criminal trio in Bertrand Blier’s provocative French comedy-drama.
- What is Ménage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ménage as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Ménage violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ménage as mild.
- What did critics think of Ménage?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an entertaining and provocative French comedy-drama driven by its transgressive premise and performances.
- Which films are like Ménage?
- Films with a similar feel include Les Valseuses, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, and The Crying Game.
- How long is Ménage?
- Ménage runs 84 minutes.
