Love from Paris (1957)

Original title

Monpti

Directed by

Helmut Käutner

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

U

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Hungarian man falls in love with a French woman while living in Paris. The story follows their relationship as they navigate the highs and lows of romance in the city.

whimsicalromanticlightheartedbittersweetplayfulobservationalnostalgictender

What happens

Love from Paris (German: Monpti) is a 1957 West German romantic comedy-drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Romy Schneider and Horst Buchholz. It was based on the novel of the same title by Gábor von Vaszary. Vaszary also worked on the screenplay. The cinematographer was Heinz Pehlke, who used different techniques to convey the mood of the film, including using a concealed camera to capture the sights and sounds of Paris. The film premiered on 12 September 1957 in the Lichtburg cinema in Essen. The original copy of the film is archived at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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