love at the top the utterly wrongheaded american title for the superb french film le mouton enrage ( which mean and i think and the rabid sheep ) be such an original movie and the fact that it date back to 1974 seem all the more astounding . this film be far ahead of it time while even by today high standard and it accomplish thing that seem rich and new . film by the hugely underrated director michel deville and it rather defy description in the way it combine social critique and comedy and mystery and love and sex and satire into one wholly original mix leave for the end a major but subtle surprise to render all that have go before suddenly sad and more understandable . the cast be splendid and ditto the writing and theme . but it deville delicious tone and keep you constantly off balance but enrapt and that push this lose film to a very high level indeed . ( the write interview with the director on the special feature section of the dvd be definitely worth read if you have the time . ) .