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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
1,260 Views


- Forget about her.

We've started the campaign.

There isn't time to get someone else.

Well, where is she?

Maybe at the top of the Eiffel Tower,

or the bottom of the Seine.

Maybe she's in a traffic jam.

How should I know?

Oh, c'est naturel.

(both) Bonjour, Paris

Bonjour, bonjour.

I'm throwing a shindig

to christen the Quality Woman.

Leave it to Dick to find

a delicatessen in Paris.

Imported all the way

from Napa Valley, California.

Melons from Florida.

About the guest of honour.

Where is she? How does she look?

If she's here, she looks invisible.

- She didn't show?

- She did not.

These gentlemen are waiting

to do her face, hair.

Duval needs measurements.

Where is she?

I wouldn't like to swear in court,

but I have an idea.

(Miss Prescott)

Do keep it to yourself!

I'll have her here

tomorrow morning at ten without faiI.

In the meantime, be my guests.

Strike.

(beeping)

Salaud! Degueulasse!

Je vous deteste!

Oh, cheri.

This must be the place.

(band tunes up)

Thank you.

Monsieur, Gigi would like to dance.

- Who's Gigi?

- I am Gigi.

Some other time. I just stopped by

to pick up the wife and kids.

All that is delicious

is not nutritious.

Avaricious, av...

I feel a hostile vibration.

That'll be me. Sorry.

Has he been that way long?

Three hours.

It is the uItimate in concentration.

Feels so good when you stop.

I have no doubt

that in less than ten years,

people everywhere will know that

only empathicalism can bring peace.

Peace through understanding

is the only real...

Well, hello. How are you?

Just fine, thank you.

How are you?

How long have you been in Paris?

This is Mr Avery.

These are my friends.

How do you do, boys?

Would you mind if I had

my own conversation with this lady?

- They don't understand English.

- You were talking English.

It's hard to explain,

but it's all part of empathicalism.

We don't have to communicate

with words.

They understand me through the way

I feel, and the tone of my voice.

- Sort of like a dog.

- Obviously, you don't understand.

Who's buying the wine?

- I am.

- I understand more than you think.

- If you're saying that the wine...

- Let me show you something.

Gentlemen, may I tell you

that you look like a mess of worms?

And that you not only look like,

but you are, a mess of worms.

I'll bet you've been here

all these years

because if you left,

you'd be picked up for vagrancy.

- Bravo.

- Your defence rests.

This isn't funny.

You don't belong here.

Neither do you,

which brings us to why I'm here.

Monsieur, you dance with Mimi?

No, thanks, I'm busy.

Didn't Gigi tell you?

That's very rude,

refusing to dance with Mimi.

Where I come from,

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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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