The Model Couple

The Model Couple (1977)

Le Couple témoin

In 1977 France, the Ministry of the Future chooses two “normal,” white, middle-class citizens, Claudine and Jean-Michel, for a national experiment. They will be monitored and displayed on television for six months in a model apartment outfitted with state-of-the-art products and nonstop surveillance—the template for “a new city for the new man".

Date of release
1977-03-30
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction
Director
William Klein

Casting

Interesting facts

The Model Couple is a 1977 French and Swiss film by William Klein. It is a satire of consumerism and modernity, and follows the events of a national experiment where a "model couple" representing the typical French pair is subjected to constant surveillance as they undergo experiences both mundane and absurd.

Production

The film was written and directed by William Klein, edited by Valerie Mayoux, and has music by Michel Colombier and Hugues Aufray. William Klein and Philippe Rousselot are credited for cinematography.

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