Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce (Original Title: Irma la Douce ) is an American film comedy that was filmed in 1963, directed by Billy Wilder. It is based on the musical Irma la Douce by Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort. Wilder abandoned out, however, to make the fabric also a film musical.

Action

In the Rue Casanova in Paris Quartier des Halles the business of the red light district to be approved by the corrupt police, to the young policeman Nestor Patou is placed in the district, which initiates a raid immediately and can bring all prostitutes to the police station. Among the suitors is also the chief of the local police station, the Nestor is then on the grounds of misconduct suspended from the police force. Nestor wants to drown his sorrows in the pub Pimp Chez Moustache, where he again meets Irma la Douce, into which he had fallen in love with the action taken by him raid. When her pimp bypasses evil with her, he gets Nestor by chance a beating. Nestor is increasingly in anger and wins excelling in the fight. This brings him a respect for the other pimps of the neighborhood. Irma takes Nestor with into her home and offers him to move in with her.

From now on, occurs Nestor on as Irma's pimp, but can not stand out of jealousy when she has dealing with suitors. He dresses up in consultation with the bartender Moustache as a wealthy English lord X, Irma paid 500 francs and expects this just some games Patience. They agree to meet twice a week, so Irma must accept any more Free more. To raise the money, Nestor worked all night on the wholesale market Halles centrals. Because Nestor thus is tired throughout the day, Irma suspected a nightly affair. She flirts in their disappointment with the Lord, offering accidentally, to take them to his English castle.

Nestor gets increasingly feel that Irma " The Lord" loves more than him and makes him the costume that he was wearing " as Lord ," disappear into the Seine. Irma's former pimp looks on and interprets the incident as murder of the Lord. Nestor is arrested. Moustache Nestor advises, to confess the " murder " because he would not believe the bizarre story of his own doppelganger played by the jury. Also Irma is convinced that he has committed the "murder" of pure love for her and she swears fealty to him.

In prison experiences Nestor, that for many months Irma is pregnant and is about to give birth. Nestor can flee with Moustaches Help from prison. Let the Lord again " resurrected " from the Seine.

The allegations of " murder " are no longer tenable. Nestor and Irma can marry before the birth of their daughter at the last minute.

Occupation

According to Wilder Elizabeth Taylor was originally the first choice for Irma, but the director wanted to have nothing to do with the former affair between Taylor and Richard Burton. Marilyn Monroe was also for the title role in the conversation, as Wilder of her performance in Some Like it was said to be thrilled hot, but she died before filming began. The actual Actress Shirley MacLaine signed the contract, without having read the script, because it had " confidence in Wilder and Lemmon ." As Moustache Wilder Charles Laughton wanted to use, but which suffered from cancer and died shortly afterwards. Tura Satana, the The Wives of Satan Tittfield later became known through the film, played in the film a minor role. James Caan has as ' Soldier with radio ' one not mentioned in the cast list appearance.

German version

The German synchronous processing originated in 1963 in the studios of the Ultra Film Synchron GmbH in Berlin under the direction of Joseph Wolf. The dialog book authored Peter Elsholtz.

Awards

Criticism

" A laid-off Parisian policeman spans a naive girl from the street brutal pimp and pass it through cunning, but nerve-wracking Doppelgängerei to the altar. Amusing film version of a musical of the same name. Remarkably entertaining movie with lots of gags and some touching depths. "

" Kess, funny and full of frivolity Shirley MacLaine plays the famous Parisian street girls [ ... ] The over-zealous policeman Jack Lemmon unfolds in a double role his Transfiguration. Wilder's most successful comedy [ ... ] "

Publications

DVD Release

  • Irma La Douce. MGM Home Entertainment 2007

Soundtrack

  • André Previn: Irma La Douce soundtrack. Deluxe Edition. MGM Soundtrack of a United Artists film. Rykodisk, Salem and London 1998, Media -No. RCD 10729 - stereo original recording of the film music under the baton of the composer
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