Trouble in Paradise

In , Trouble in Paradise was selected for preservation by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In Venice, Gaston Monescu Herbert Marshall , a master thief masquerading as a baron, meets Lily Miriam Hopkins , a beautiful thief and pickpocket posing as a countess. The two fall in love and decide to team up. They leave Venice for Paris. There, Gaston steals a diamond-encrusted purse worth , francs about 75, euros from Madame Mariette Colet Kay Francis , owner of the famous perfume manufacturer Colet and Co.

When Mariette offers a large reward for its return, Gaston claims it, giving the name of Lavalle. While claiming the reward, Gaston charms Mariette, and admits to being broke. Mariette hires him as her private secretary. He arranges for Lily to be employed in Mariette's office, and stands up to Mariette's board of directors, led by Monsieur Adolph J. Aubrey Smith , the manager, who is openly suspicious of him.

Having observed Mariette open her private safe and memorized the combination , Gaston persuades her that she should keep a large sum there, including half of her next dividend installment. Mariette begins to flirt with Gaston, and he begins to have feelings for her. Unfortunately for the thieves, Mariette has two suitors: Fearing imminent discovery, Gaston and Lily decide to flee that night with what is in the safe, and not wait for the dividend installment. The lighthearted Depression-era comedy clearly has the famed Lubitsch touch.

What sticks with you long after the movie is over is the terrific, European cosmopolitan humour, and unrelenting sexiness of it all. This is, without a single word of hyperbole, one of the most taut scripts and perfectly-executed pieces of comic direction in the history of film.

The first two thirds of the film are impeccable, relying on exceptional performances especially Herbert Marshall and a delightfully sophisticated dialogue, so it is really a pity that the plot starts to become a bit implausible and contrived after that, towards the end. Okay, okay, I was wrong. Sophistication, wit, and sex wrapped in A lovely, simple and clever movie.

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It was clever because the outcome is never what you expect. Gaston Herbert Marchall is a master in diverging a subject and manipulating a conversation. A movie that holds your interest from beginning to end. Although I'm not a fan of this theatrical way of acting, here I didn't mind it at all. More Top Movies Trailers. DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Black Panther Dominates Honorees. Trending on RT Avengers: Post Share on Facebook. Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins play Gaston and Lily, a pair of Parisian thieves, both disguised as nobility, who decide to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet Kay Francis ; Gaston gets a job as Mariette's confidential secretary, while Lily installs herself as the woman's typist.

Love rears its head, forcing Gaston to choose between marriage to Mariette and a fast getaway with Lily. Filled with marvelous throwaway gags and sophisticated innuendo, Trouble in Paradise was described by one critic as "as close to perfection as anything I have ever seen in the movies. Classics , Comedy , Drama. Grover Jones , Samson Raphaelson.

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Miriam Hopkins as Lily Vautier. Herbert Marshall as Gaston Monescu.

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Trouble in Paradise (film) - Wikipedia

High class European thief Gaston Monescu meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. The two join forces and come under the employ of Mme.

Colet, the beautiful owner of the Colet perfume company. Gaston works as Mme. Colet's personal secretary under the alias Monsieur La Valle. Rumors start to fly as 'M.

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La Valle' steals Mme. Colet away from her other suitors. When the secret of his true identity catches up to him, Gaston is caught between the two beautiful women. Although this film is greatly valued by critics, film historians and its many fans, it still does not receive the respect it is due. It is an injustice that this film is shown so rarely. I would recommend to TCM that they show their "classics" less frequently and a number of less well-known films such as this more often. Trouble in Paradise is a comedy counterpart to a melodrama; it is a romantic melo-comedy.

It is unlike any other Lubitsch film with which I am familiar. In fact, it is difficult for me to think of any film with which to compare this masterpiece. The cast is outstanding, each delivering dialog in mock melodramatic style.

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The soundtrack, the editing, and especially the sublime writing all combine to produce a unique, satirical melodrama parody. Perhaps this film was the model for many later films that hoped to attain the same comic irony, but seem humorless to me. The key seems to be that the actors do not take themselves seriously, but they portray characters who do. Everything about this film is fabulous. I cannot fathom how anybody could suggest this film is outdated in any manner because it captures the ambiance of an era so perfectly.

The era is past, but not this film!

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