Audrey Hepburn, Christian Duvaleix, Grégoire Aslan

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Unrated, 110 min.

Directed by: Richard Quine

Release Date: January 1, 1964

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DVD Release Date: April 10, 2001

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  • February 15, 2007
    I;m really really sorry that a genius in acting such as Audrey Hepburn was involved in such a lets say average movie. I don't know what got into the mind of the movie makers, i mean come on you have the greatest actress ever in the most beautiful sity in the world and all you com...( read more)e up with is THIS!!!!!! The movie chronicles a writing process where a screenwriter is gathering all his imagination to come up with a script in just three days. And we pass through the levels of progress in his writing. But even the movie he came up with wasn't that impressing. So we have a double charged bad story movie that might present some laughs every now and then but still not up to the name of the actors. And i can't understand why they set the movie in Paris if they won't show anything from it. They could have set it in LA, Italy or England and the story wouldn't have changed coz we don't get the french sense. It's just a background to attract the viewers as it did with me. But thanks god we had Audrey Hepburn and William Holden to save the day. They were both brilliant. Of course everybody who is familiar with Hepburn's works will know that this is not her best work but still she was great and charming and as lovely as ever.
  • November 15, 2009
    Apparently, production on Paris When it Sizzles was stopped a number of times on account of Holden's alcohol problems which stemmed from his being in love with Audrey and her being already married. However, Paris When it Sizzles, while barely getting any interest at the box offic...( read more)e and remaining mostly ignored, is quite a fun movie, a total spoof, and the comedy is brilliant. Also with a couple of cameos from actors such as Tony Curtis and Noel Coward, Paris When it Sizzles is deserving of a lot more credit than it has received over the years.
  • September 26, 2009
    not my favorite audrey movie.
  • September 3, 2009
    I do love Audrey Hepburn, but I found Paris When It Sizzles not as grand as the title suggests. I did notice the mentioning of Breakfast At Tiffany's on the screenplay Holden was describing to Hepburn at the first 15 minutes into the movie. The part when he kissed h...( read more)er at the end of reading it. She always brings a smile to my face. I don't know why the beginning of this film reminds me of a James Bond one.
  • May 17, 2009
    Couldn't hold my attention for more than five minutes. I really tried with this one but I couldn't get through it.
  • May 16, 2009
    I like this movie a lot but it had the potential to be SO much better. Audrey and Bill Holden had immense talent, but this film doesn't really show it off. Still a fun flick to watch and the storyline is interesting.
  • April 1, 2009
    The problem with a title like Paris When It Sizzles is that the movie has to sizzle. Sadly, this one doesn't. Fluffy, watchable and inconsequential in equal doses, it never takes full use of the immense talents from both of the leads. Hepburn is positively lovely -- she never cou...( read more)ld be anything less, even if she tried to be (it's still not one of her great performances). Holden, in contrast, was never meant to do the "screwball comedy" or "zany leading man" types. He was always better in darker, more psychological roles. Here he looks like he's sleepwalking throughout much of the film, too busy boozing it up and leering at Hepburn. The premise is interesting, and, at times, the setups are very amusing, but they never properly come together to make a coherent film. Amusing, but confused. Skip this and go for greater films and performances from both performers. Roman Holiday would do nicely if you're looking for another romantic comedy from Hepburn (less zany, more elegant romance and travelogue), or Sabrina for a mature romantic comedy starring Hepburn and Holden, or Born Yesterday for another romantic comedy from Holden (this one with a political context).
  • December 9, 2008
    Very fun and quirky...some of the best lines ever.

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