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Irma la Douce Reviews

  • Roel 2022-06-19 23:08:25

    absurd warm romance

    More and more like this old man Jack Lemmon, his movies are really good, this time is no exception, although a bit absurd. A retired police officer, an honest man in his duty, falls in love with a prostitute and more drama is bound to break out. Different values ​​and different lifestyles make them...

  • Theron 2022-06-19 22:42:57

    Win the simple life with complex methods

    Whether it's on IMDB or here, the film's reviews are nowhere near as good as Billy Wilder and Lemmon's other two co-productions, "Peachy Apartment" and "Hot Like Fire." But to me, "Peachy Apartment" is too bitter, and "Passion Like Fire" Riccio's use of Jerry's heart is sour, while "Flower Street...

  • Sid 2022-06-19 22:17:53

    I always feel that "Angel Amelie" is influenced by it

    After watching "Gentlemen Love Blondes", I feel that this film seems to be in the same line. There also seems to be some traces in "Angel Amelie"... - It's purely personal feeling, don't spray if you don't like it.

    Originally, I was attracted to look for this film by the three small jokes in the...

  • Vaughn 2022-06-19 18:39:39

    Wilder's generalization

    Adapted from a French musical, the story idea is very good, and in the hands of Billy Wilder, it is also handled as a comedy and farce with a unique style. The film seems to be well-received abroad, but I think on the whole, it can only be regarded as a third-rate work by Billy Wilder. The opening...

  • Jennie 2022-06-19 15:09:43

    Said to be the highest-grossing Billy Wilder movie

    An online analysis of Lubitsch's "Paradise Trap" reads: "...the editing of the film is similar to the style of the pages—the kind of pages that Bazin calls them. That is, all the scenes are is composed of several sets of shots with extended time spans. This "deception" is not a montage of deception...