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Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

Paris When It Sizzles poster
Directed by
Richard Quine
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 197 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hollywood screenwriter has two days to finish a script in Paris. He hires a typist, and together they act out possible plot scenarios while falling for each other.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezycharmingflirtatiousnostalgicfun

What happens

Paris When It Sizzles is a 1964 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine from a screenplay by George Axelrod, based on the 1952 French film Holiday for Henrietta by Julien Duvivier and Henri Jeanson. The film stars William Holden and Audrey Hepburn, with Grégoire Aslan, Raymond Bussières, Noël Coward, and Tony Curtis. The film's title derives from the Cole Porter song "I Love Paris": (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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