A middle-aged widower takes his son on a trip to Paris, where they try to find wives for each other.A middle-aged widower takes his son on a trip to Paris, where they try to find wives for each other.A middle-aged widower takes his son on a trip to Paris, where they try to find wives for each other.
Jacques François
- Victor de Colville
- (as Jacques Francois)
Jacques B. Brunius
- Monsieur Marconne
- (as Jacques Brunius)
Nicholas Bruce
- Night Clerk
- (uncredited)
Jacques Cey
- Night Porter
- (uncredited)
Toni Frost
- Vendeuse
- (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
- Man Entering Hotel
- (uncredited)
André Mikhelson
- Head Porter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe title of this movie is said to have been the inspiration for James Bond creator Ian Fleming for the title of the 1957 novel "From Russia With Love".
- ConnectionsReferenced in From Paris with Love (2010)
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Nice to see Alec G in a romance
I missed the opening credits of To Paris with Love, and for the first ten minutes, I thought David Niven was starring in the film. Then, David Niven took off his hat and lacked his usual curls. It was Alec Guinness! Remember the David Niven impersonation he gave in The Bridge on the River Kwai? It was a very good impersonation, complete with a little bounce in his chair after thumping his arm down on the table. This movie was his audition for that impersonation; I'm not trying to be unkind or diminish Alec's talent. I happen to love David Niven! And to see either one of them in a love story is always a treat. I've since gone back to watch the beginning and was treated to the hilarious lyrics of "A Bachelor Gay Am I" to set the tone.
In this unconventional comedy, Alec and his grown son, Vernon Gray, travel on vacation to Paris. Alec thinks his son is immature and needs to grow up and learn about the ways of the world. Vernon thinks his dad is a stuffed shirt and needs to let his hair down. They both think the answer to the other's problem is a love affair, and they go about setting each other up with women. However, the matchmaking goes awry when they each fall for the lady they'd picked out for the other. While Alec experiences a takes the December role with the young Odile Versois, Vernon experiences the May role with the older Elina Labourdette.
I loved the premise of this movie, and the romantic scenes the usually unromantic Alec got to act in were worth it, but this isn't my favorite May-December movie. The tone of To Paris with Love is all very light and doesn't allow the audience to invest into either of their relationships. It's far more of a whimsical vacation movie than a romance. There was one very amusing scene, in which Alec takes Odile to dinner and they watch an unusual onstage performance. Only a top hat and a feather boa are seen, and while they perform the visual act of courtship, the puppeteers only speak one word apiece: "John" and "Martha". Using varying tones, they convey a host of meaning - until the meaning gets extremely clear. Alec and Odile clearly grow closer as they listen to the noises, and in the "afterglow", he bestows to her a present of beautiful earrings. How did they get that scene past the censors? Don't get your hopes up, though. That was only one scene, and the rest of the movie is different.
In this unconventional comedy, Alec and his grown son, Vernon Gray, travel on vacation to Paris. Alec thinks his son is immature and needs to grow up and learn about the ways of the world. Vernon thinks his dad is a stuffed shirt and needs to let his hair down. They both think the answer to the other's problem is a love affair, and they go about setting each other up with women. However, the matchmaking goes awry when they each fall for the lady they'd picked out for the other. While Alec experiences a takes the December role with the young Odile Versois, Vernon experiences the May role with the older Elina Labourdette.
I loved the premise of this movie, and the romantic scenes the usually unromantic Alec got to act in were worth it, but this isn't my favorite May-December movie. The tone of To Paris with Love is all very light and doesn't allow the audience to invest into either of their relationships. It's far more of a whimsical vacation movie than a romance. There was one very amusing scene, in which Alec takes Odile to dinner and they watch an unusual onstage performance. Only a top hat and a feather boa are seen, and while they perform the visual act of courtship, the puppeteers only speak one word apiece: "John" and "Martha". Using varying tones, they convey a host of meaning - until the meaning gets extremely clear. Alec and Odile clearly grow closer as they listen to the noises, and in the "afterglow", he bestows to her a present of beautiful earrings. How did they get that scene past the censors? Don't get your hopes up, though. That was only one scene, and the rest of the movie is different.
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- Nov 1, 2020
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- Nach Paris der Liebe wegen
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- Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(studio: made at Pinewood Studios, London, England)
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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