French Kiss (1995)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writer (WGA):

Adam Brooks (written by)

Release Date:

5 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it does

Plot:

A woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her for smuggling.

Plot Keywords:

France | Thief | Fear Of Flying | Canada | Smuggling

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Meg Ryan	...	Kate
Kevin Kline	...	Luc Teyssier
Timothy Hutton	...	Charlie
Jean Reno	...	Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
François Cluzet	...	Bob
Suzan Anbeh	...	Juliette
Renée Humphrey	...	Lilly
Michael Riley	...	M. Campbell
Laurent Spielvogel	...	Concierge
Victor Garrivier	...	Octave
Elisabeth Commelin	...	Claire (as Elizabeth Commelin)
Julie Leibowitch	...	Olivia
Miquel Brown	...	Sgt. Patton
Louise Deschamps	...	Jean-Paul's Girl
Olivier Curdy	...	Jean-Paul's Boy

Also Known As:

Paris Match

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, language and drug references.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33776) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 (bw) | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

American Embassy - 2 Avenue Gabriel, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

Meg Ryan's first film as a producer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kate and Luc are in room as a child, her shows her a class project. After she drinks the wine, she say she can taste the lavender from the brown bottle. In the previous shot the bottle is clear.

Quotes:

Concierge: Thank you, Madame, for that fascinating lesson in our cultural differences. I'm sure it would not betray my duty as concierge to inform you that your fiance and his "friend" are no longer our guests.
Kate: Well, whose guests would they be now?
[the Concierge hesitates. Kate raises her hand over the bell, and the Concierge snatches it off the desk, becoming all politeness and helpfulness]
Concierge: The Carleton Hotel will have that privilege when they arrive in Cannes this evening. If Madam wishes to catch the last train out of Paris, it will be departing from the station in one hour. I could arrange for a taxi very quickly, Madame.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: Seven Wonders of the World (#15.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Feels Like a Woman

Beautiful, simply beautiful

I just watched this and fell in love! Everything about it was entrancing! Superb acting, fantastic scenery, and you have got to love that soundtrack! I absolutely love Kevin Kline, and he nailed it again in French Kiss. Can I help it if I like him as a French man? Meg Ryan was astoundingly funny. Comedic performances were perfect and the romantic side was so sweet it will break your heart! If you get the chance to see this, whether it be on TV or whatever, watch it. It will make you laugh out incredibly loud (ahem, like me) and cry at its ending (again, like me). I give this a 10 out of 10. But, then again, that is just me. You'll have to check this out to be the judge of that yourself.