With: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Herschel Bernardi
Director: Billy Wilder
Release: 1963
Studio: United Artists Films
Rating: –
MBiS score: 8.2/10
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Story-line: in the gay Paris of old, the arrival of Nestor Patou, the new cop on Casanova Street, upsets Irma la Douce and other local prostitutes.
Pluses: wonderful acting by leads MacLaine and Lemmon, a funny screenplay, exemplary direction and that charming little dog named Coquette.
Minuses: none, except for the ending that some may consider fanciful.
Comments: forget shocking exposés on the oldest profession… IRMA LA DOUCE is a superlative feel-good film played for laughs and little else. It’s so cute it feels like a fairy tale for grown-ups. Three cheers for Billy Wilder, one of the greatest directors ever!
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