"Bye Bye Monkey"
1978
Directed by Marco Ferreri

Marco Ferreri's first English-language film is set in Manhattan and sardonically addresses the changes in society's sexual roles, the downfall of the nuclear family and the breakdown of contemporary urban life. Gerard Depardieu stars as a lighting technician who is abused by the members of the feminist theatrical group he works for. When he finds a baby chimpanzee inside the remains of a mammoth gorilla prop (presumably left over from Dino De Laurentis' 1976 remake of King Kong), the dissatisfied laborer decides to treat it as his daughter. The monkey sets off very different feelings for a lonely, elderly man (Marcello Mastroianni) and a wax museum owner (James Coco). Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.  94 minutes.