Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Richard Quine

Writers:

Julien Duvivier (story) &
Henri Jeanson (story) ...

Release Date:

8 April 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

RELAX...IT'S ALL RIGHT TO LAUGH AT THIS TENDER LOVE STORY!

Plot:

The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.

Plot Keywords:

Screenplay | Paris | Script | Screenwriter | Love

Cast

William Holden	...	Richard Benson / Rick
Audrey Hepburn	...	Gabrielle Simpson / Gaby
Grégoire Aslan	...	Police Insp. Gilet
Raymond Bussières	...	François (gangster #1)
Christian Duvaleix	...	Maitre d'Hotel
Michel Thomass		(as Michel Thomas)
Dominique Boschero
Evi Marandi
Noel Coward	...	Alexander Meyerheim

Also Known As:

Together in Paris (USA)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | USA:Approved | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Hôtel du Cap, Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Richard Quine Productions

Trivia:

Hubert de Givenchy was the first to receive a screen credit for a scent. He got screen credit for Audrey Hepburn's perfume.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Richard lays out the blank pages, he lays one on the chair by the stairs. It falls down onto the seat of the chair. However, in the wide shot, it is back on the back of the chair.

Quotes:

Richard: He's not asking her to spend a weekend with him at a motel in Asbury Park, New Jersey; he's asking her to lunch!

Movie Connections:

References La dolce vita (1960)

Soundtrack:

That Face

really great movie

OK, so it's not the best movie in the world, but I think William Holden was at his best in this movie. This was the first time I remember him in a role, and was he fabulous (and sexy! I dreamed of him for weeks after my first viewing -- and I'm 27)! Loved that they were putting themselves into the romance as they were writing it, and she kept changing his scenes, putting him in a roguish light -- loved him with the green light when he was a vampire. And Tony Curtis was perfect while mocking himself and his image. Everyone in the film looked like they were enjoying making it -- don't know if that's true, because Audrey and William had had a bad breakup years earlier, but their chemistry was undeniable. (Although I didn't believe she was as young as her character was supposed to be. And, frankly, it was annoying that she played at 20something when she was clearly older than that.) An entertaining movie I would love to own.