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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Made In Paris (1966)

A naive young American girl (Ann-Margret), a fashion buyer for an upscale New York store, is sent on her first trip to Paris. When a top fashion designer (Louis Jourdan) romances her, her "American" values collide with his "continental" morals. This lightweight piece of puff pastry directed by Boris Sagal is a showcase for the young Ann-Margret who gets the deluxe MGM treatment, coiffed by the legendary Sydney Guilaroff and gowned by the Oscar winning Helen Rose and lovingly photographed by Oscar winner Milton Krasner (ALL ABOUT EVE). Of course, this being the mid 1960s, Ann-Margret is given a dance number in a discotheque, pouting and hip twitching in her inimitable style. But this is the MGM backlot Hollywood version of Paris, not the real thing, the Paris Americans know only from the movies. It's all rather retro today but that's part of its charm actually. The irresistibly catchy title tune is by Burt Bacharach and Hal David (incorporated into the score by Georgie Stoll in his last film assignment) and sung by Trini Lopez. With Richard Crenna, Edie Adams, Chad Everett, John McGiver, Marcel Dalio, Jacqueline Beer and Reta Shaw.

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