Thursday, January 14, 2016

French Kiss (1995)

Happy Birthday !!!!

Writer/Director Lawrence Kasdan was born today in 1949! Yeah, he wrote the best Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies... but he also directed, now and then, including this under-appreciated gem, FRENCH KISS (1995).....




Run Time:  111 mins
Genre:  Comedy, Romance
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Lawrence Kasdan
Starring:  Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton and Jean Reno

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Kiss_(1995_film)

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Lawrence Kasdan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kasdan

Wikipedia.org Article for Kevin Kline:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kline

Wikipedia.org Article for Meg Ryan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Ryan

Wikipedia.org Article for Timothy Hutton:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Hutton

Wikipedia.org Article for Jean Reno:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Reno

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:


This comedy drama begins in Toronto where a couple (Ryan and Hutton), are having problems with the direction their romance is going. He has to fly to Paris for a business meeting and winds up falling in love with a beautiful French woman. After receiving her fateful phone call from him, Ryan flies to Paris to hunt him down. While on the plane she meets a French Hoodlum (Kline),who just happened to steal an expensive necklace from somewhere, and has now placed it in her purse. Kline chases her all over Paris, while she hunts down Hutton, till eventually, the little girl from Toronto and the hoodlum begin to have feelings for each other.  

The feeling in the film is wonderful. The depiction of cultural differences between Americans and French (as well as Canadians), is done brilliantly. The cinematography is great. Kline's performance is perfect. The soundtrack is very appropriate. The formula between Ryan and Kline works very well. Very entertaining romance comedy. There are very few slow points in the film. This is an enjoyable little film. You become enveloped in the storyline and the romance surrounding these people to the point that you never notice any loose ends or slowing down of the pace.  A real gem. 
- Phil

Just For Fun:  French Wine: France The French Way on YouTube:



Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch French Kiss (1995) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/french-kiss-29227

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/french-kiss/130691/

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