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Format: Laserdisc
Not Rated
Recording Mode: (unknown)
142 min. |
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Movie Description
Billy Wilder's adaptation of Alexandre Breffort's stage farce stars Shirley MacLaine as the Parisian prostitute of the title. When Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) a naïve, uncharacteristically honest young gendarme decides to raid Chez Moustache, the bistro which provides a base of operations for many of the Les Halles streetwalkers, including the popular Irma, his boss Inspector Lefevre (Herschel Bernardi) is among the johns, and Nestor quickly finds himself unemployed. But, smitten with Irma, the former cop returns to Les Halles and after a fight with her extortionate pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell), Nestor takes over his role. As he and Irma become more involved, he becomes increasingly jealous toward her steady parade of customers, and finally resolves to become one. Posing as impotent British aristocrat Lord X, he offers to pay Irma a sizeable sum simply to spend some time with him on a weekly basis. The plot thickens when, on a trip to England, Irma seduces Lord X, whose sexual malady is proven to have been somewhat overstated. Composer Andre Previn won an Oscar for best score.
Synopsis
In Billy Wilder's classic musical comedy, a gendarme pulls a one-man raid on a Parisian brothel and falls in love with one of the hookers he arrests. Jack Lemmon is a riot as the lovable, well-meaning cop and Shirley MacLaine sparkles as Irma, the hapless hooker he hopes to protect. Look fast for young James Caan in a walk-on. The film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, written by Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite Monnot. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his score.
Film Notes
James Caan makes an uncredited walk-on in the film.
Industry Reviews
"...Wilder elicits a wonderful performance from Shirley MacLaine....Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's screenplay is witty, caustic and full of barbed one-liners..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (01/01/2002)
"...Lemmon and MacLaine spark off each other..."
Total Film - Ceri Thomas
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