4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 8, 2020

Billy Wilder, more than any screenwriter I’ve ever known, has a knack for voiceover narration. What other novices consider a crutch to feed us information, he uses as an asset to set tone, story, and location, while offsetting the image with the spoken word. Take the beginning of Love in...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 21, 2017

Director Billy Wilder's Love in the Afternoon (1957) is an odd little romance. It’s a shade too long, and even though the thought of Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper together has its appeal, the gap in their ages is always a bit unsettling. Still, the film, which is now available...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2016

Is it possible to love two women at once? In essence, that’s one of the main conceits of this moral tale from director Eric Rohmer’s series. Sometimes Rohmer feels like the Woody Allen of France although Allen’s films are slightly more geared towards comedy and the former’s f   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 8, 2016

Is it possible to love two women at once? In essence, that’s one of the main conceits of this moral tale from director Eric Rohmer’s series. Sometimes Rohmer feels like the Woody Allen of France although Allen’s films are slightly more geared towards comedy and the former’s f   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 3, 2016

Amor na Tarde / Love in the Afternoon (1957) Chevalier! Hepburn! Cooper! Paris! Fascinação! Tudo no filme nos chama para o romance. É uma história de amor pouco convencional, mas que nas mãos de Billy Wilder se transforma em um longo e delicioso flerte. Chevalier! Hepburn! Cooper! Paris! F   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on August 28, 2015

The Summer Under the Stars celebration continues! Previously I wrote about Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, but my last entry will be on that gorgeous hunk of man named Gary Cooper, whose day on TCM is the 30th. The rest of the blogathon's roster is constantly being updated and can...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 22, 2015

Today, on June 22 2015, Billy Wilder would have been 109 years old! He was one of the most talented movie directors and movie writers of the 20th century or, may I say, of all times! I never saw a Billy Wilder’s film that I didn’t like. Some Like it...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Toyiah Murry on January 15, 2014

Billy Wilder didn’t usually tell simplistic love stories. It just wasn’t in his cinematic nature. Whenever a love angle is the focus of his sceenplays, more often than not they are extremely complicated and rooted in lengthy dramatics. Sunset Boulevard examines how struggling writer Joe   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on January 15, 2014

Check out a gallery of images from Billy Wilder’s off-kilter romance Love in the Afternoon, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper. Billy Wilder   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on March 28, 2011

Love in the Afternoon(1957). Romantic/comedy produced and directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the Claude Anet novel Ariane, jeune fille russe (trans., Ariane, Russian Girl), which previously was filmed as Scampolo in 1928 and Scampolo, ein Kind der St   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Amor na Tarde / Love in the Afternoon (1957) Chevalier! Hepburn! Cooper! Paris! Fascinação! Tudo no filme nos chama para o romance. É uma história de amor pouco convencional, mas que nas mãos de Billy Wilder se transforma em um longo e delicioso flerte. Chevalier! Hepburn! Cooper! Paris! F   read more