Irma la Douce (1963)
Anyone who liked The Apartment will love to see Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine paired up again in Irma la Douce. As a kid, I saw this one much more often than their black-and-white counterpart. I loved the colors and fashions, and I remember wishing I would grow up and naturally sport Shirley’s adorable haircut.
In Irma la Douce, Shirley plays a streetwalker, and Jack plays a policeman. A match made in heaven! In Paris, the red light district is a very corrupt place, and all the cops usually look the other way. Not Jack Lemmon! He’s a very moral guy, and after he gets fired from the force, he tries to convince her to quit her job. She’s a very experienced and successful prostitute, and without her income, they’ll have no bread and butter. What’s the young couple to do?
I know it doesn’t really sound like a very funny plot on paper, but it’s quite hilarious. A lovely screwball sex comedy of the 1960s without showing anything inappropriate, Irma la Douce is a total classic. And even though neither of the leads put on a French accent, despite the Parisian setting, Louis Jourdan narrates the beginning so the movie feels sufficiently French. Watch it for the jokes, watch it for Shirley’s darling look, or watch it for the inventive plot. Just watch it!
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In Irma la Douce, Shirley plays a streetwalker, and Jack plays a policeman. A match made in heaven! In Paris, the red light district is a very corrupt place, and all the cops usually look the other way. Not Jack Lemmon! He’s a very moral guy, and after he gets fired from the force, he tries to convince her to quit her job. She’s a very experienced and successful prostitute, and without her income, they’ll have no bread and butter. What’s the young couple to do?
I know it doesn’t really sound like a very funny plot on paper, but it’s quite hilarious. A lovely screwball sex comedy of the 1960s without showing anything inappropriate, Irma la Douce is a total classic. And even though neither of the leads put on a French accent, despite the Parisian setting, Louis Jourdan narrates the beginning so the movie feels sufficiently French. Watch it for the jokes, watch it for Shirley’s darling look, or watch it for the inventive plot. Just watch it!
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Clipper Davinci" for posting!
More Shirley MacLaine movies here!