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Synopsis: Fashion photographer Dick Avery, in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore. When the photo session is over the store is left in a shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton's dismay. Avery stays behind to help her clean up. Later, he examines the photos taken there and sees Jo in the background of one shot. He is intrigued by her unique appearance, as is Maggie Prescott, the editor of a leading fashion magazine. They offer Jo a modeling contract, which she reluctantly accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude toward the job softens, and Jo begins to enjoy the work and the company of her handsome photographer.
Director(s): Stanley Donen
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
NOT RATED
Year:
1957
103 min
1,242 Views


- Empathy.

I put myself in your place and

I felt that you wanted to be kissed.

You put yourself in the wrong place.

I have no desire to be kissed

by you, or anyone else.

Don't be silly. Everybody wants

to be kissed, even philosophers.

I'm sorry, Mr Avery, we don't stock

what you're looking for.

I'll let you out.

Don't bother. I'll throw myself out.

Goodbye.

(bell jingles / door shuts)

I was taught that

I ought not expose my inner senses

Had no plan for a man

I was full of self-defences

Now I feel that I really

should face the consequences

My philosophic search

Has left me in the lurch

I must find why my mind

is behaving like a dancer

What's the clue to pursue?

For I have to have the answer

I could cry salty tears

Where have I been all these years?

Is it fun?

Or should I run?

How long has this been going on?

There were chills up my spine

And some thrills I can't define

Does it show?

And who would know?

How long has this been going on?

Oh, I feel that I could melt

Into heaven I'm hurled

I know how Columbus felt

Finding another world

Can I trust how I feel?

Is this my Achilles heel?

Look at me, I'm all at sea

How long has this been going on?

This is grand

This is great

I'm in such a lovely state

Can one kiss

Do all of this?

(Miss Prescott) What do you think?

(Dovitch) Good models.

What have you in mind?

(Miss Prescott) A fantastic idea.

It staggers me

nobody's thought of it before.

I'm going to select a girl

to be the Quality Woman.

This girl will represent everything

the magazine stands for.

It's a great gimmick. Any

of these models would be alright.

She's got to be more than alright.

She's got to have pizzazz.

A collection will be designed for her

by the greatest couturier in Paris.

- Paul Duval?

- Yes, Paul Duval.

And he's going to let us photograph

the collection before the opening.

We'll scoop every other magazine.

- Staggers you, doesn't it?

- I can't believe it.

He would be barred

from all the other fashion magazines.

Nonsense. If the project comes off,

we'll all be heroes.

Wait till you see what I've got.

The girl. The Quality Woman.

Oh, Marion's...

Forget her. This is the other girl

I'm talking about.

That thing from the book shop?

Maggie, she's new.

She's fresh.

You've gone out of your mind.

One can't deny that she is unusual.

Who is she?

Don't even ask. The thought of her

makes me shudder. Dreadful girl.

If this is some sort of joke...

It's no joke. If we do her over

and fix her up, she'd be great.

She'd devour us all.

- Come on, Maggie.

- Well, look at her.

I think her face is perfectly funny.

The Quality Woman must have grace,

elegance and pizzazz.

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Leonard Gershe

Leonard Gershe (June 10, 1922 - March 9, 2002) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist. Born in New York City, Gershe made his Broadway debut as a lyricist for the 1950 revue Alive and Kicking. He wrote the book for Harold Rome's musical stage adaptation of Destry Rides Again in 1959, and in 1969 a play, Butterflies are Free. Later Gershe wrote another play, Snacks, intended for Tony Danza. He wrote the lyrics for the "Born in a Trunk" sequence from the Judy Garland/James Mason musical A Star Is Born. In the 1950s, Gershe wrote ten scripts for the Ann Sothern sitcom Private Secretary. He also wrote a number of episodes of The Lucy Show. His screen credits include Funny Face, 40 Carats, and Butterflies Are Free. According to World of Wonder Gershe had a long-term relationship with composer Roger Edens.Gershe died in Beverly Hills, California from complications from a stroke. more…

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