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Love in the Afternoon Overview:

Love in the Afternoon (1957) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Billy Wilder and William Schorr.

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

SYNOPSIS

This romantic comedy written and directed by Wilder makes marvelous use of its Parisian settings, though the sight of 56-year-old Cooper romantically crossing swords with gamine Hepburn strains credulity. Hepburn saves Cooper from the spying of her father, private detective Chevalier, earning her his amorous attention. When Chevalier listens to Cooper's musings about his situation, he offers his services to track her down, then discovers it is his daughter he's tailing.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Love in the Afternoon BlogHub Articles:

Love in The Afternoon (1957): The Wilder Touch

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 8, 2020 From 4 Star Films

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 The A... Read full article

Warner Archive Blu-ray: Hepburn and Cooper Share Love in the Afternoon (1957)

By KC on Feb 21, 2017 From Classic Movies

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 on Blu-ray fro... Read full article

Love in the Afternoon (1972)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2016 From 4 Star Films

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... Read full article

Love in the Afternoon (1972)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 8, 2016 From 4 Star Films

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... Read full article

Amor na Tarde / Love in the Afternoon (1957)

By Lê on May 3, 2016 From Critica Retro

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! Par... Read full article

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Love in the Afternoon Quotes:

Claude Chavasse: This is a great honor. Come right in, Mr. Flannagan.
Frank Flannagan: You know me?
Claude Chavasse: Do I know you? Does an art student know Picasso?
Ariane Chavasse: I'm against violence. In my opinion, there's too much shooting in the world, and not enough love.
Frank Flannagan: How's that, again?
Ariane Chavasse: I mean, if people loved each other more, they'd shoot each other less!
Ariane Chavasse: Papa, you are a cynic!
Claude Chavasse: I guess I am.
Ariane Chavasse: You enjoy your work!
Claude Chavasse: I guess I do.
Ariane Chavasse: You'd enjoyed it even if you weren't paid for it!
Claude Chavasse: I wouldn't go that far.
Ariane Chavasse: They're very odd people, you know. When they're young, they have their teeth straightened, their tonsils taken out and gallons of vitamins pumped into them. Something happens to their insides! They become immunized, mechanized, air-conditioned and hydromatic. I'm not even sure whether he has a heart.
Michel: What is he? A creature from outer space?
Ariane Chavasse: No. He's an American.
Ariane Chavasse: Working on a new case?
Claude Chavasse: A client from Brussels. His wife ran away to Paris with the chauffeur. I have to find them; the husband wants his car back.
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Love in the Afternoon Facts
The recurring line "Pepsi Cola hits the spot" refers to the then-current jingle for the soft drink.
Yul Brynner was also considered for the lead role, which was going to be a more exotic character.
Cary Grant was offered the part of Frank Flannigan but turned it down because of the age difference between him and Audrey Hepburn.
The original ending of the film just showed the two lovers departing together on a train, which threatened to land the film on the Catholic Legion of Decency's "Condemned List." As a result, Maurice Chevalier was called back to do the voice-over heard at the close of the film, in which he reports that the couple are "now married and serving a life sentence in New York City."
Audrey Hepburn's character (Ariane) and Maurice Chevalier's character (Claude) are named after the film's scriptwriter, Claude Anet.
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