In the United States, there has been a longstanding impression that French folks live much wilder lives...especially when it comes to relationships. Now get me.... I assume most French people are like anyone else...but it was the stereotype back in the day. So, while Warner Brothers was hesitant to show a film about American couples cheating on their spouses, apparently it was seen as okay provided it was set in France!
The story involves two couples.... Dr. And Mrs. Giraud and Mr. And Mrs. Lalle. Each couple seem to be having the 'seven year itch' and they both become interested in the others' spouses. In the case of Dr. Giraud, he was an old boyfriend of Mrs. Lalle...and he wants to pick up where they left off long ago....and Mr. Lalle thinks Mrs. Giraud is a hot tomato as well. What's to become of these cheating spouses?
This Ernst Lubitsch film is pretty to look at and occasionally funny. As for me, such a story is a hard sell...mostly because I am not usually a fan of adultery comedies...possibly because as a trained therapist, I dreaded dealing with these situations and they were anything but funny. But it is handled well and the film is worth seeing, though I think it's far from Lubitsch's best work.
The story involves two couples.... Dr. And Mrs. Giraud and Mr. And Mrs. Lalle. Each couple seem to be having the 'seven year itch' and they both become interested in the others' spouses. In the case of Dr. Giraud, he was an old boyfriend of Mrs. Lalle...and he wants to pick up where they left off long ago....and Mr. Lalle thinks Mrs. Giraud is a hot tomato as well. What's to become of these cheating spouses?
This Ernst Lubitsch film is pretty to look at and occasionally funny. As for me, such a story is a hard sell...mostly because I am not usually a fan of adultery comedies...possibly because as a trained therapist, I dreaded dealing with these situations and they were anything but funny. But it is handled well and the film is worth seeing, though I think it's far from Lubitsch's best work.