Google Ads
Login | Sign Up

Paris When It Sizzles Overview:

Paris When It Sizzles (1964) was a Romance - Comedy Film directed by Richard Quine and produced by George Axelrod, Richard Quine, Carter De Haven Jr. and John R. Coonan.

SYNOPSIS

The romantic pairing from Sabrina (1954) reunites for a quirky comedy shot on location in Paris. Holden is trying desperately to finish a screenplay and hires Hepburn as his secretary. She is understandably irresistible and the two fall in love as they act out the possible scenarios. An all-star cast, including Dietrich and Sinatra, show up for a party. this was a painful experience for Holden, who had fallen in love with Hepburn on the Sabrina set and still carried a brightly burning torch. The hopelessness of his attraction fueled drinking binges and a wrecked Ferrari during shooting. The result seems forlorn rather than sparkling.

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

Paris When It Sizzles BlogHub Articles:

Quando Paris Alucina (1964) / Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

By Lê on May 6, 2019 From Critica Retro

Quando Paris Alucina (1964) / Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Dez anos depois de sua última parceria, “Sabrina” (1954), William Holden e Audrey Hepburn se encontraram novamente em um estúdio de cinema – ou melhor, em dois estúdios de cinema. “Quando Paris Alucina&#822... Read full article

Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

By Cameron on Feb 4, 2014 From The Blonde At The Film

http://www.impawards.com/1964/paris_when_it_sizzles.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This movie was pretty widely panned when it came out, and I’ve got to agree with most of the critics.  (Have I lost you already?)  The first time I saw it I was very disappointed–how ... Read full article

Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

By Cameron on Feb 4, 2014 From The Blonde At The Film

http://www.impawards.com/1964/paris_when_it_sizzles.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This movie was pretty widely panned when it came out, and I’ve got to agree with most of the critics.  (Have I lost you already?)  The first time I saw it I was very disappointed–how ... Read full article

Quando Paris Alucina (1964) / Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

By Lê on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica Retro

Quando Paris Alucina (1964) / Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Dez anos depois de sua última parceria, “Sabrina” (1954), William Holden e Audrey Hepburn se encontraram novamente em um estúdio de cinema – ou melhor, em dois estúdios de cinema. “Quando Paris Alucina&#822... Read full article

See More Paris When It Sizzles Articles

Paris When It Sizzles Quotes:

Richard: I've got it! Of course, it means we'll have to start all over again, but that's not too serious. We've only got eight pages.
Richard: [about the screenplay's main character] Now, I suppose we'll have to describe him.
Gabrielle: Yes, I suppose so.
Richard: He's American, of course. I can write him better that way. Now let's see, what else.
[looking in the mirror]
Richard: I see him as rather tall, rather suntanned, rather handsome athletic-looking with a rugged, but... curiously sensitive face.
Richard: Take a note. For the textbook which I will someday write on the art of screenwriting: never play 13, 31 and the corners there of for any seriously length of time for any serious amount of money. It doesn't work.
Richard: [knock on door] Yes?
Gabrielle: Mr. Benson?
Richard: You are, I assume, the young lady from the typing bureau?
Gabrielle: I am.
Richard: In that case, if we are to have a happy and harmonious relationship, I beg of you, never answer a question with a question. Is that clear?
Gabrielle: Did I?
Richard: There you go again, answering a question with a question. My original yes when you opened the door was a question, question mark implied of course. You do know the difference between implied and inferred?
Gabrielle: Isn't that a question?
Richard: [pauses] Yes.
Gabrielle: Well, you just answered my question with a question. To imply to indicate without saying openly or directly, to infer is to conclude from something known or assumed.
Richard: And this guy you've got a date with on Bastille Day, is he part of the growth process?
Gabrielle: Oh no, he's just a friend, a struggling young actor.
Richard: [outraged] An actor!
[disgusted]
Richard: Eww. A tragic relation to begin with. I only hope he's not one of those method actors that who scratches and mumbles and pauses a lot, thereby destroying the impeccable rhythm of the author's prose.
See More Quotes from Paris When It Sizzles
Paris When It Sizzles Facts
The Dracula sequence was the last one completed for the film. It had to be shortened because William Holden smashed his new Ferrari into a wall and wound up in a splint.
Mel Ferrer also appears at the Eiffel Tower party as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
During one scene, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden compare Frankenstein to My Fair Lady, the latter of course being the film Audrey would soon star in. Charade, Hepburn's next produced film, also contains a reference to "My Fair Lady".
Another Audrey Hepburn movie to be mentioned is Breakfast at Tiffany's, mentioned at the beginning of the masquerade scene.
Hubert de Givenchy was the first to receive a screen credit for a scent. He got screen credit for Audrey Hepburn's perfume.
See More Facts about Paris When It Sizzles >>