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Irma La Douce Details

1963

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Starring	Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi
Director	Billy Wilder
Genres	Comedy, Romance

Irma La Douce

Billy Wilder's adaptation of Alexandre Breffort's stage farce stars Shirley MacLaine as the Parisian prostitute of the title. When Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) a naive, uncharacteristically honest young gendarme decides to raid Chez Moustache, the bistro which provides a base of operations for many of the Les Halles streetwalkers, including the popular Irma, his boss Inspector Lefevre (Herschel Bernardi) is among the johns, and Nestor quickly finds himself unemployed. But, smitten with Irma, the former cop returns to Les Halles and after a fight with her extortionate pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell), Nestor takes over his role. As he and Irma become more involved, he becomes increasingly jealous toward her steady parade of customers, and finally resolves to become one. Posing as impotent British aristocrat Lord X, he offers to pay Irma a sizeable sum simply to spend some time with him on a weekly basis. The plot thickens when, on a trip to England, Irma seduces Lord X, whose sexual malady is proven to have been somewhat overstated. Composer Andre Previn won an Oscar for best score.

Starring	Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Bruce Yarnell
Director	Billy Wilder
Studio	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 17 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy, Romance
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 1963 To Rent: DVD: 26 Nov 2001

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- A saucy yarn originally presented inventively as a small-scale stage musical becomes a tasteless yawn on the big screen, especially when presented at such length and without the songs. Minor compensations abound but are insufficient.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Wonderful
  
  Treat yourself to this movie if you do nothing else this week. It's really a wonderful piece...done in the 60's but quite timeless. Jack Lemon & ... read more »
  
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  - 25 Aug 2004 at 10:11
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  Not funny anymore
  
  I watched this film as part of some research into Andre Previn's work in Hollywood, and as this was one of the works that he recieved an Oscar for, was ... read more »
  
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- - Kulturmonster
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  - 28 Apr 2011 at 20:57
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  Wilder lite
  
  A naive gendarme is sacked after raiding a Paris brothel frequented by his boss. He subsequently falls for one of the girls and becomes her pimp. But, consumed ... read more »
  
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- - Oldbloke
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  - Sidmouth
  - 15 Apr 2011 at 00:11
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  As good as I remembered
  
  A film I remebered seeing years and years ago, but which is never on the telly these days.
  
  A real joy to watch, both Lemmon and Maclaine at their ... read more »
  
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  Billy Wilder's adaptation of Alexandre Breffort's stage farce stars Shirley MacLaine as the Parisian prostitute of the title. When Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) a naive, uncharacteristically honest young gendarme decides to raid Chez Moustache, the bistro which provides a base of operations for many ...