Irma la Douce (VHS) 
Irma la Douce (VHS)

 
Irma la Douce (VHS)

Director: Billy Wilder
Rating: Not Rated
Format: VHS
Product ID: EPID3094976
Description: 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 naïve, uncharacteristically honest young gendarme decides to raid Chez Mousta...
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Movie Description
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 naïve, 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.

Credits
Producer:Billy Wilder
Cast:André Previn, Bill Bixby, Diki Lerner, Harriette Young, Herb Jones, Hope Holiday, Howard McNear, Joan Shawlee, Tura Satana

Notes
James Caan makes an uncredited walk-on in the film.

Editorial Reviews
"...Wilder elicits a wonderful performance from Shirley MacLaine....Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's screenplay is witty, caustic and full of barbed one-liners..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (01/01/2002)

"...Lemmon and MacLaine spark off each other..."
Total Film - Ceri Thomas

Awards
1963Academy AwardsBest Adapted or Musical Song/ScoreAndré Previn

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