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Genre | Comedy |
Format | DVD, Color, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
Contributor | Audrey Hepburn, Tony Curtis, Henri Jeanson, Raymond Bussires, Evi Marandi, Michel Thomass, George Axelrod, Mel Ferrer, William Holden, Grgoire Aslan, Noel Coward, Richard Quine, Christian Duvaleix, Julien Duvivier, Dominique Boschero, Marlene Dietrich See more |
Language | English, French |
Runtime | 1 hour and 50 minutes |
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Paris when it Sizzles (Widescreen) (Bilingual
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Paris When It Sizzles is an unusual screwball comedy to say the least. Whether it works is another matter, but the premise and humor are interesting enough to make it enjoyable. The basic problem with the film is its two stars: William Holden and Audrey Hepburn hardly sizzle with onscreen chemistry, and Hepburn's character, Miss Simpson, falls far too easily into the hands of Holden's drunken screen writer. However, the story is an interesting play on the typical Hollywood romance, with two plotlines running in parallel to each other. Holden's Richard Benson has only two days to finish a script for an enigmatic producer (Noel Coward). Hepburn's Miss Simpson is drafted in as the typist and as the script is dictated it manifests itself on the screen, allowing the two lead characters to play out any number of romantic stories. It's the cameo appearances in the imaginary world that really steal the show, with the blink-and-you'll-miss-it last screen appearance by Marlene Dietrich, as well as Tony Curtis having fun with his own screen persona. Not one of Hepburn or Holden's best, but worth a look purely for the interesting slant on the mechanical nature of Hollywood's romances. --Nikki Disney
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : Richard Quine
- Media Format : DVD, Color, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Release date : April 10, 2001
- Actors : William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Grgoire Aslan, Raymond Bussires, Christian Duvaleix
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Studio : Paramount
- ASIN : B00005ALMI
- Writers : George Axelrod, Henri Jeanson, Julien Duvivier
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #112,546 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #4,506 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #12,677 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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I admire that William Holden and Audrey Hepburn took a chance in starring in an experimental film, so unusual in their careers, that poked fun of their own profession. This movie is a flat-out satire that at times borders on farce. Anyone looking for broad strokes drawn against the movie industry will enjoy the insider jokes and expressions.
Holden is a jaded screenwriter who has two days to come up with a script for his boss. Hepburn is the typist hired to help him put it on paper. Both actors are in top form, Holden handsome and athletic, Hepburn lovely and delicate. Set in perhaps the loveliest city in the world, this caper takes our two heroes across the Champs Elysees, Montmartre, Bois de Boulogne, Palais de Chaillot, and the Eiffel Tower.
The film lampoons the way movie scripts are written. In the movie’s best scene Holden sardonically explains the steps needed for a romantic thriller. Across his chic apartment, he lays out on the floor pages of his future script and then “reads” out the story: “boy meets girl,” “girl faces love triangle,” “boy recovers beloved cat,” and “boy kisses girl in the rain.” He glumly denounces this hackwork (it’s a blatant imitation of Breakfast at Tiffany). Nothing fresh comes to mind. That is, until Hepburn walks into his life.
With her beauty and quirky personality, she becomes his muse. The attraction is mutual, and inspiration blossoms. Feeding off each other’s energy, the two create scenes for a new script and then “act” them out against a Paris celebrating Bastille Day. The comedy within the comedy is tongue-in-cheek. Some of it doesn’t work, such as the fatuous Dracula and bi-plane scenes, but most do because Holden and Hepburn are soooo good at elevating the material.
Holden’s diction, as usual, is exquisite, with every word of every remark enunciated perfectly. This is a talky movie, and some of it refers to previous Holden/Hepburn films. For example, Sabrina and My Fair Lady are spoofed in the sidewalk café sequence. Beyond that, the movie laments the plight of writers forced to produce “a masterpiece” by a deadline.
There’s plenty of chemistry between the two stars, hinting of the passionate affair they had while filming Sabrina ten years earlier. Late in life, Holden confessed that Hepburn was the love of his life. The evidence is in their love scenes here. There is a yearning in Holden’s eyes as he gazes at Hepburn. Look for those moments before the “Dissolve” and “Fade out.” Ah, vive l’amour.
Other than Audrey Hepburn's beauty and charm, this may have been the silliest movie I've ever seen in my life! Not particularly funny, although I did laugh at times, but slapstick kind of silly. Not usually my cup of tea. However, anything with Audrey Hepburn in it can't be bad.
There were a couple of side-comments about other Hepburn movies. They mentioned 'My Fair Lady' and 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and probably others, all done very mischievously--as if the viewer were 'in' on the joke.
The Givenchy clothes Audrey Hepburn wore were stunning! I kept wondering how we lost all of the elegance that (some) people had in the movies back when this was made.
This was a beautiful movie (Audrey Hepburn, locations, clothing), but a little too silly even for a lifelong Audrey Hepburn fan. I'm glad I watched it though. Somehow I had missed this one.
This one, I saw originally as a kid, nursing a cold, feeling crap at home.
At the time I loved the Walter Mittiness of it all, it's basically an aging, sodden writer, William Holden, who has cashed a check his writing can't cover.
So, he has a couple of days to write a 130 page screenplay (on a typewriter of all things). Audrey Hepburn is there as a dictationist, typist, etc.
So, you have the front story of the two of them trying to get a handle on their relationship and the constantly being rewritten screenplay that serves as an ongoing fantasy thing.
Tony Curtis has what can best be described as an minor role "If you were in a script, you would be listed as the third policeman" and hams it up appropriately.
At the time I loved it
Now, just seeing it again, I cringed a bit in spots at some of the plot points but still enjoyed the chemistry of the actors.
As per usual, you have to sort of put on rose colored glasses and make allowances for a more innocent time.
If you can do that, I think this an enjoyable experience.
If you're the jaded sort, suggest you look elsewhere.
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Attention à la zone (USA... dommage pour moi) : il ne passe pas sur mon lecteur blu-ray/DVD mais fonctionne parfaitement sur mon PC.
Roy
Die Ausstattung entspricht vermutlich der älteren Auflage:
-Bild in 1,78:1 - anamorph (Farbe)
-Ton: Englisch/Mono (eine deutsche Fassung gibt es nicht)
-Untertitel: Deutsch, Englisch etc.
-Ausstattung: bis auf einen Trailer konnte ich nichts finden. Schade.
Die Bild- und Tonqualität ist für einen Film aus dem Jahr 1963 gut.
Ich habe mir die DVD natürlich nur wegen Audrey Hepburn gekauft, ganz überzeugen konnte er mich nicht, deshalb gibts nur vier Sterne.