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French Kiss (1995) 6.3
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6.3/10 from 27,661 users
Metascore: 50/100
Reviews: 108 user | 41 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Lawrence KasdanWriter:Adam Brooks |
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Cast
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| Timothy Hutton | ... | ||
| Jean Reno | ... |
Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
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| François Cluzet | ... |
Bob
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| Suzan Anbeh | ... |
Juliette
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Lilly
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Laurent Spielvogel | ... |
Concierge
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Victor Garrivier | ... |
Octave
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Elisabeth Commelin | ... |
Claire
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Julie Leibowitch | ... |
Olivia
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Miquel Brown | ... |
Sgt. Patton
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Louise Deschamps | ... |
Jean-Paul's Girl
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Olivier Curdy | ... |
Jean-Paul's Boy
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Plot Synopsis
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Kate and Charlie have a perfect life planned out before them: buying a house, marriage, kids, the whole works. Kate's fear of flying keeps her in Canada while Charlie goes to Paris for a medical convention. While there Charlie is smitten by the lovely Juliette. He calls off the wedding with Kate and she nervously boards a plane to get him back. She ends up sitting next to the petty French thief Luc Teyssier. He hides a stolen necklace and smuggled grape vine in her bag to get it through customs. Her bag is stolen, the necklace apparently lost, and Kate and Luc head to Cannes -- Luc to find the necklace and Kate get Charlie back. Along the way, Kate and Luc begin having feelings for each other -- which change the course of their lives. Written by poco loco
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Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it doesMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, language and drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
5 May 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Paris Match See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£2,233,239 (UK) (17 November 1995)Gross:
£2,934,344 (UK) (15 December 1995)Company Credits
Production Co:
Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Prufrock Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Kate: What was that? That sounded important.
Luc: The pilot said there is a crack in the engine, but not to worry, he'll take off anyway.
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Performed by Les Escrocs
Written by Eric Loutis dit Toulis
Courtesy of Virgin France
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Trivia
"You can't leave Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower." At least twice, Kate misses seeing the tower, once as the car she is in passes the Trocadéro, and next when the lights go out at night, just right after she turns her head towards it. When she is leaving Paris, she sees it from the window of the train. See more »Goofs
At one point the train is shown traveling away from Cannes. See more »Quotes
[an announcement is made in French]Kate: What was that? That sounded important.
Luc: The pilot said there is a crack in the engine, but not to worry, he'll take off anyway.
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Crazy Credits
One of the crew members is credited as "Big Cheese." See more »Soundtracks
"Assedic"Performed by Les Escrocs
Written by Eric Loutis dit Toulis
Courtesy of Virgin France
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A Francophile will probably like this film. I did. Meg Ryan plays a woman who's on the verge of marrying a Canadian, so she's denounced her American citizenship. She's also afraid of flying so she stays home while her fiance goes to Paris on business. Things take a turn for the worse when he calls, saying he's met the woman of his dreams and he's staying in France.
Frantic to get back her man, she boards a plane. Next to her sits a French thief, beautifully played by Kevin Kline, who has problems of his own, most notably how to smuggle a diamond necklace out of the country.
It's a character-driven plot that Cary Grant would have loved - two people who are seemingly so "repelled" by each other but all they need are the right elements to fall in love. I'm generally not a fan of the romantic-comedy, but the French setting sucked me in as did a supporting role played by the always excellent Jean Reno.
As for the authenticity of Kline's accent, I had a good friend from France who claimed it was "formidable." So there.
Very entertaining and worth a watch.
Want more French choices? Try "Frantic" with Harrison Ford, it's Hitchcockian; "Green Card," who can resist Depardieu?; and my all-time favorite Meg Ryan film "Addicted to Love." It's a great black comedy and it has the sizzlingly sexy Tcheky Karyo. "C'est magnifique!"