A New Kind of Love (1963)

Director:

Melville Shavelson

Writer:

Melville Shavelson (writer)

Release Date:

23 December 1963 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

The fashion industry and Paris provide the setting for a comedy surrounding the mistaken impression that Joanne Woodward is a high-priced call girl...

Plot Keywords:

Journalist | Fashion | Call Girl | Department Store | Alcoholism

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Steve Sherman
Joanne Woodward	...	Samantha (Sam) Blake / Mimi
Thelma Ritter	...	Leena
Eva Gabor	...	Felicienne Courbeau
George Tobias	...	Joe Bergner
Marvin Kaplan	...	Harry
Robert Clary	...	Frenchman at Restaurant
Jan Moriarty	...	Suzanne, Model with Umbrella
Joan Staley	...	Danish Stewardess
Robert F. Simon	...	Bertram Chalmers, Sherman's Boss
Maurice Chevalier	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Dahle	...	Shopper (as Galen Keith Dahle)
Frank Sinatra	...	Singer behind opening credits
Army Archerd	...	Onlooker (uncredited)
Jean Argyle	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Kay Armour	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Danielle Aubry	...	(uncredited)
Audrey Betz	...	Amazon (uncredited)
Eugene Borden	...	(uncredited)
George Bruggeman	...	(uncredited)
Peter Canon	...	Himself (uncredited)
Albert Carrier	...	Gendarme (uncredited)
Virginia Carr	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Sue Casey	...	(uncredited)
Irene Chapman	...	Amazon (uncredited)
Kay Christian	...	Model With Pearls (uncredited)
Suzanne Dadolle	...	French Columnist (uncredited)
Allison Daniell	...	Lingerie Model (uncredited)
Sandra Downs	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Leno Jo Francen	...	(uncredited)
Gabrielle	...	Model (uncredited)
Judy Garwood	...	(uncredited)
Annabelle George	...	Model (uncredited)
Ralf Harolde	...	French Waiter (uncredited)
Patricia Howard	...	(uncredited)
Emily LaRue	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Winnie C. Logan	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Ted Mapes	...	Floor Walker (uncredited)
Helen Marler	...	Cardin Model (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell	...	Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jacqueline May	...	French Waitress (uncredited)
Torben Meyer	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Micale	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Marylu Miner	...	Model (uncredited)
Laurie Mitchell	...	Parisienne Poule (uncredited)
George Nardelli	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Patricia Olson	...	2nd French Girl (uncredited)
Allyn Parsons	...	Model (uncredited)
Vicki Poure	...	(uncredited)
Francis Ravel	...	(uncredited)
Gene Ringgold	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gladys Roach	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Anne Ross	...	(uncredited)
Vernon Scott	...	Himself (uncredited)
Mildred Shelton	...	Shopper (uncredited)
June Smaney	...	Amazon (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney	...	(uncredited)
Jimmy Starr	...	Himself (uncredited)
Lomax Study	...	Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
Audrey Swanson	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Sondra Teke	...	Model (uncredited)
Valerie Varda	...	Mrs. Hannah Chalmers (uncredited)
Joan Waddell	...	(uncredited)
Trude Wyler	...	Midinette (uncredited)
Celeste Yarnall	...	(uncredited)
Francine York	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Melville Shavelson

Writing credits
Melville Shavelson		(writer)

Produced by
Melville Shavelson	....	producer

Original Music by
Erroll Garner
Leith Stevens

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing by
Frank Bracht

Art Direction by
Arthur Lonergan
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
James W. Payne		(as James Payne)

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
George Masters	....	hair style designer: Joanne Woodward
Wally Westmore	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Jacobson	....	assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	assistant director: Paris

Art Department
Gene Lauritzen	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
John R. Carter	....	sound recordist (as John Carter)
John Wilkinson	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
Paul K. Lerpae	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Loyal Griggs	....	director of photography: second unit

Editorial Department
Hoyningen Huene	....	color coordinator (as Hoyningen-Huene)

Music Department
Van Cleave	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Hoyningen Huene	....	title designer (as Hoyningen-Huene)
Hal C. Kern	....	assistant to producer
Richard Mueller	....	technicolor color consultant
Miriam Nelson	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Llenroc Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1963) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)

Other Companies

• Bergdorf Goodman  amused cooperation
• Bonwit Teller  amused cooperation
• CMBA  somewhat horrified participation: furs
• Christian Dior  costumes
• E.J. Korvette Inc.  amused cooperation
• Kislav  somewhat horrified participation: gloves
• Lanvin  costumes
• Lord & Taylor  amused cooperation
• Maximilian  somewhat horrified participation: furs
• Mr. John  somewhat horrified participation: hats
• Ohrbach's  amused cooperation
• Park Lane  somewhat horrified participation: handbage
• Pierre Cardin  costumes
• Richelieu  somewhat horrified participation: jewelry wardrobe
• Scandinavian Airlines System  somewhat horrified participation: transportation across the border
• Yves Saint Laurent  costumes

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Llenroc Productions

Trivia:

When his editor tells him he's being reassigned to Paris, "where you'll probably die," Newman replies, "Yeah, but what a wonderful way to go." The line turned out to be prophetic - the very next year, Newman played an American living in Paris in What a Way to Go! (1964).

Quotes:

Steve Sherman: Here's to all the bachelors in the world. May our tribe increase.
Harry: How?
Steve Sherman: Automation.

Movie Connections:

References La dolce vita (1960)

Soundtrack:

You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me

"It's like eating one peanut!"

That quote, uttered by a tearful Joanne Woodward, is the perfect summation of this frothy sex comedy: It gives us a brief taste of something delicious before breaking off and leaving us cold and disappointed. Let's start at the beginning. Paul Newman is at his coolest as a slick swinger, and Joanne Woodward is appealing as the unkempt, androgynous fashion consultant everyone keeps mistaking for a man. There's a terrific opening, followed by some snappy montages and split screens. But then, about halfway through, the fun's over and the frustration begins. Suddenly everything is presented before the camera in a very bland manner as the plot becomes a ponderous romantic chase into nothingness. The characters begin spouting cliches about love and marriage. And to top it off, the film pulls that awful hooker-housewife double standard still widely in use today: If a man enjoys sex he's a playboy, if a woman enjoys sex she's a tramp. The whole thing becomes so obtrusive and heavy handed that not even the charm of Paul, Joanne, and the bubbly Eva Gabor can save it. Despite being set in red hot, exquisitely photographed Paris, A New Kind of Love's traditional, preachy, and ultimately boring sensibilities would be more at home in suburban Iowa.