Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)

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:

Script | Screenplay | Screenwriter | Love | Scriptwriter

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) (alternative title)

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:

During one scene, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden compare Frankenstein to My Fair Lady (1964), the latter of course being the film Audrey would soon star in. Charade (1963), Hepburn's next produced film, also contains a reference to My Fair Lady (1964).

Goofs:

Continuity: Gabrielle and Richard disturb the script page on the rug when dancing to "That Face," but it is in the old position later.

Quotes:

Richard: You really like it, don't you.
Gabrielle: What?
Richard: Life.
Gabrielle: Oh! Every morning when I wake up and I see there's a whole new other day, I just go absolutely ape!

Movie Connections:

References Moby Dick (1956)

Soundtrack:

That Face

Boy meets girl...

This is a film that only screenwriters and budding screenwriters will get. You have to have more than a passing interest in the process of writing a screenplay to enjoy the witty satire, wry comedy and not have a lot of the in jokes fly over your head. In that regard the film is brilliant and contains one of William Holden's best performances. Audrey Hepburn too is perfectly cast in the role of his secretary/ultimate partner and is a performance that stands right up there alongside her more celebrated roles in "Charade" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". One of those films that seems too smart for a general audience. I have watched it over the years too with family and friends only to have them get left behind by the plot and start saying how stupid they thought the picture was. Maybe the best movie about the madness of screen writing ever made. Period.