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Paris When It Sizzles

1964 · 110 min

A charming, playful romp that blurs reality and fiction, with witty banter and a bittersweet undertone.

Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
Go absolutely Ape in...
Overview
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been in Paris supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him finish on time.

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Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • art
  • identity
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Richard Quine
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
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