French Kiss (film)
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A French kiss can refer to a style of kissing using the tongue. For other uses, see French kiss (disambiguation).
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| Directed by | Lawrence Kasdan |
| Produced by | Charles Okun (Exec.Prod) |
| Written by | Adam Brooks |
| Starring | Kevin Kline Meg Ryan Jean Reno Timothy Hutton |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Editing by | Joe Hutshing |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | May 5, 1995 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Language | English / French |
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French Kiss is an American-made 1995 romantic comedy film set primarily in France. The film was greeted less than enthusiastically by film critics but the moviegoing public made it a major financial success.
French Kiss tells the story of Kate (Meg Ryan), a fastidious young lady who knows exactly what her future will be: she will marry a Toronto doctor named Charlie (Timothy Hutton) and live happily ever after as soon as he comes back from a business trip to Paris. Not part of her plans was her man running off with a beautiful French seductress. Determined to get him back, Kate overcomes her fear of flying and boards a flight for Paris where she is seated next to Frenchman Luc Teyssier (Kevin Kline), a crude petty thief whom she is forced to tolerate for the next few hours of the flight. Luc hides a stolen vine and necklace in her purse to get it past customs, and then accompanies her across France in order to get the necklace back, under the pretence of helping her win back Charlie.
Noted on the film's soundtrack are Van Morrison's "Someone Like You" and performed by Kevin Kline in French, Charles Trenet's "La Mer."
[edit] Primary cast
- Kevin Kline - Luc Teyssier
- Meg Ryan - Kate
- Jean Reno - Jean-Paul Cardon
- Timothy Hutton - Charlie
- François Cluzet - Bob
- Susan Anbeh - Juliette
[edit] Trivia
- French Kiss has been remade into a Hindi (Bollywood) film called "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" (Love Had To Happen Anyway) staring Ajay and Kajol. It was a commercial success. It was also remade into a Telugu film.Malayalam version is 'Vettam' starring Dileep.
