Paris, When It Sizzles
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| Paris - When It Sizzles | |
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| Directed by | Richard Quine |
| Produced by | George Axelrod Richard Quine |
| Written by | Julien Duvivier (La fête à Henriette) Henri Jeanson (La fête à Henriette) George Axelrod (screenplay adaptation) |
| Starring | William Holden Audrey Hepburn |
| Music by | Nelson Riddle |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang Claude Renoir |
| Editing by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 8, 1964 |
| Running time | 110 minutes (approx.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million USD (estimated) |
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Paris - When It Sizzles is a 1964 romantic film comedy made by Richard Quine Productions and Charleston Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Richard Quine and produced by Richard Quine and George Axelrod with John R. Coonan and Carter De Haven Jr. as associate producers. The screenplay was by George Axelrod based on the story and film La fête à Henriette by Julien Duvivier and Henri Jeanson. The music score was by Nelson Riddle, the cinematography by Charles Lang and Claude Renoir.
The film stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn with Grégoire Aslan, Raymond Bussières and Noel Coward. The film also features cameos from Mel Ferrer (Hepburn's real-life husband), Tony Curtis and Marlene Dietrich.
[edit] Plot
The story concerns a veteran playboy screenwriter named Richard Benson (William Holden) who has been paid to write a screenplay for his boss Mr. Alexander Myerheim (Noel Coward). Overly confident in his writing abilities, he puts off writing the screenplay until just three days before it is due. Gabrielle Simpson (Audrey Hepburn), a temp secretary hired by Benson to help him write the script, comes to Richard's hotel room where they are to spend the weekend working on the script. Richard and Gabrielle come up with various off the wall scenarios for his screenplay, called The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower. As the script unfolds, so does the romance between the two writers.
[edit] Notes
- The film is a remake of the French film La fête à Henriette (1952), directed by Julien Duvivier.
- According to several Hepburn biographies, the filming of Paris - When it Sizzles was chaotic, as Holden, who had had an affair with Hepburn during the making of Sabrina a decade earlier, attempted to rekindle romance with the now-married actress.
- The movie was shot back-to-back with Charade, and in fact shared several locations (most notably a Punch and Judy-style puppet theatre in a park) with the earlier film.
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