The Uninhibited 1965

The Uninhibited 1965
Los pianos mecánicos (original title)
1h 34m | Drama | 21 April 1965 (France)

Storyline:

Vincent, a young man from Paris, arrives at the small Spanish village of Caldeya. where his has been loaned a home by his friend, Reginald. He meets Pascal Regnier, a novelist engaged in pursuits of drinking and love affairs, who spends his summers in Caldeya with his son, Daniel. Regnier introduces Vincent to Jenny, local nightclub owner, who has already received a wire from Reginald asking her to look after his friend. Vincent and Jenny fall in love and plan a trip to Barcelona together, a trip they take in spite of Reginald’s arrival. However, the shadow of Reginald comes between them and they accept the fact that their love is doomed to failure.

User review:

While Hardy Kruger is fluent in several languages, James Mason is not. So in The Uninhibited, Hardy walks around Spain speaking Spanish – and James gets dubbed. It’s very funny, but this movie isn’t really a comedy. Hardy goes to Spain on vacation and falls for James’s girlfriend, Melina Mercouri. James is a novelist in every sense of the word: a party animal, broad-minded, and not very responsible. He has a son he doesn’t raise and a string of young girls constantly coming and going from his bedroom. It’s no wonder Melina doesn’t think twice before hopping into bed with Hardy (not to mention how cute he is).

This very European flick won’t appeal to most American audiences. Spoken mostly in Spanish, with a little English here and there, it’s an odd love triangle with very European views of romance. “Go ahead, be my houseguest and sleep with my girlfriend,” isn’t a very American thing to say. Mason fans won’t really enjoy it. Melina looks pretty with her blonde hair, though, and you’ll get to see some pretty scenery. Oh yes, the Spanish riviera is nice to look at, too.

Director: Juan Antonio Bardem
Writers: Henri-François Rey (novel “Les pianos mécaniques”), Juan Antonio Bardem (adaptation)
Stars: Melina Mercouri, Hardy Krüger, James Mason
Countries of origin: Spain, France, Italy
Language: Spanish
Filming locations: Cadaqués, Girona, Catalonia, Spain