The Art of Love (1965)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Richard Alan Simmons (story) and
William Sackheim (story) ...

Release Date:

12 July 1965 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Two nimble American rascals turn Paris on its ear!!!

Plot:

Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.

Plot Keywords:

Painting | Painter | Paris France | Fake Death | Guillotine

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Garner	...	Casey Barnett
Dick Van Dyke	...	Paul Sloane
Elke Sommer	...	Nikki
Angie Dickinson	...	Laurie Gibson
Ethel Merman	...	Madame Coco La Fontaine
Carl Reiner	...	Rodin
Pierre Olaf	...	Carnot
Miiko Taka	...	Chou Chou
Roger C. Carmel	...	Zorgus
Irving Jacobson	...	Mr. Fromkis
Jay Novello	...	Janitor
Naomi Stevens	...	Mrs. Sarah Fromkis
Renzo Cesana	...	Pepe
Leon Belasco	...	Prince
Louis Mercier	...	Judge

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

European Village set, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Cherokee Productions

Trivia:

Mae West was originally offered the role of Madame Coco La Fontaine but the producers refused to let her write her own dialogue, so the part went to Ethel Merman.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison" (1999)

A hoot and a stitch of a flick!!!Ultra-hilarious!!!

Although I haven't seen this film in many years, it was so funny that 99% of it is still in my mind and I look forward to the day it is put on video-though I don't know why it isn't out now, as funny as it is. If you get a chance to see it-DO IT! You won't be sorry!!!