French Kiss is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. Written by Adam Brooks, this film tells the story of a woman who flies to France to face her lost fiancé and gets into trouble when the charming criminal sitting next to her uses it to smuggle a stolen diamond necklace. French Kiss was filmed on location in Paris, France-Alpes-CÃÆ'Â'te d'Azur rion in southeastern France, and Cannes. The film was released in the United States on May 5, 1995, and received mixed reviews. The film went on to earn a worldwide gross of $ 101,982,854.
A Hindi remake of the movie called Pyar To Hona Hi Tha was released on July 24, 1998. The Malayalam comedy film Vettam is also based on French Kiss .
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Plot
A clever and healthy history teacher named Kate (Ryan) lives in Canada with his fiancée, Charlie (Timothy Hutton), a dentist. While waiting for his Canadian citizenship, Kate is busy planning their wedding and purchasing their first home, complete with a white picket fence. When Charlie urged her to accompany her to Paris for the upcoming conference, she refused because of her fear of flying and general intolerance for cheese, passive smokers, and French.
A few days later, Kate's plans for the future were shattered when she received a phone call from Charlie, who told her that she had fallen in love with a beautiful French "goddess" named Juliette (Susan Anbeh) and that she would not return.. Determined to win it back, Kate boarded a plane to Paris and sat next to a rude Frenchman, Luc Teyssier (Kline), whose every word seemed to upset him. Unknown to Kate, Luc was smuggling a wine cut and a diamond necklace stolen to France, hoping to use both to start his own vineyard. With the help of a few drinks, Kate was able to tolerate her "rough" and "clean" couple sitting for long enough to arrive safely in Paris. Before doing the deboarding, Luc smuggles wine and necklaces into Kate's bag, knowing he will not be sought at customs.
At the terminal, Luc is seen by Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon (Jean Reno), who insists on giving him a ride as he searches for his bag. Jean-Paul knew about Luc's call, but felt "protective" about him because Luc had saved his life. Meanwhile, Kate arrives at HÃÆ'Â'tel George V, where she finds a new level of French sarcasm and rudeness from the clerk (fr: Laurent Spielvogel). While waiting in the lobby with a small thief named Bob (FranÃÆ'§ois Cluzet), Kate sees Charlie and Juliette kissing in the descending elevator and unconscious. Bob stole his bag and left as soon as Luc arrived. After reviving Kate, Luc realizes that Bob now has the necklace, goes with Kate to Bob's apartment, and recovers the bag, absent the money and his passport.
Upset with Luc, Kate goes alone, and learns that Charlie is traveling south to Cannes to meet Juliette's parents. Luc, meanwhile, realizes that the necklace must still be in her bag. He tracks her down to the train station, offering to help her "win back Charlie", and together they take the train to Cannes. After a lactose-intolerant Kate imitated some of the official French government cheese cheeses, he became ill, and they got off the train in Luc's hometown of La Ravelle in Paulhaguet, where they lived in his family's home and vineyard. Kate learned about Luc's past and how she bet her birthright of her vineyard to her brother in a poker hand; he also learns that while he may be a con, he knows a lot about wine, and dreams of someday buying the land for his own wine. As they board the train to Cannes, Kate shows him that she, in fact, has the necklace.
In Cannes, two people check rooms at the Carlton Hotel using a stolen credit card. Following Luc's suggestion, Kate faces Charlie in front of Juliette on the beach, pretending not to care about her. To make her jealous, Luc pretends to be Kate's lover, and the scam succeeds. Later that evening, Jean-Paul approached Kate and urged her to convince Luc to return the necklace anonymously to avoid jail. Luc was planning to sell the necklace at Cartier, but agreed with Kate's "new plan" to sell the necklace, because that would be safer. At dinner, Charlie apologizes to Kate and accompanies her to her room, where she tries to seduce him. Rejecting her progress, Kate realizes she no longer wants him, and that she has fallen in love with Luc. Meanwhile, in an effort to "ensure victory" for her, Luc takes Juliette to bed, but her plan fails when she calls her "Kate".
The next morning, Kate tells Luc that Charlie wants her back, but quickly leaves the room, saying, "Cartier is waiting". He returned the necklace to Jean-Paul and bought a Cartier check for $ 45,782 with his own savings to create the illusion that he sold it. After giving the check to Luc, he goes to the airport to pretend to meet Charlie. Soon after, Jean-Paul approached Luc and revealed the play and all that Kate did for her. Luc rushes to the airport, board the plane, and confesses that he's in love with her and wants her to stay with her. Some time later, Kate and her embrace in their beautiful new vineyard.
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Cast
Production
Pre-production
Luc's main role was originally written for GÃÆ' Â © rard Depardieu, but Kevin Kline received a role when Depardieu was not available for the film.
Filming
The main photography took place from 17 September to 22 December 1994. French Kiss was filmed primarily in Paris, the Alpes-Maritimes dà © Ã… © partement in Provence-Alpes-CÃÆ'Â' te d'Azur rÃÆ'  © gion from southeastern France, and Cannes.
In Paris, scenes were shot at the George V Hotel, where Kate met the arrogant officer. The hotel lobby is used for scenes where Bob's small thief stole Kate's bag after she passed out. Some scenes show the Eiffel Tower in the background - one site Kate wants to see at most but still missing. A phonebooth in the Champs-ÃÆ'â € ° lysÃÆ' Â © es near the Arc de Triomphe is used for scenes where Kate calls Charlie's mother. The scene was also filmed at the American Embassy on 2 Avenue Gabriel, and the Canadian Embassy at 35 Avenue Montaigne. The scene where Luc threw money on the sidewalk was filmed on the corner of rue Paul Albert and rue Feutrier in Montmartre.
The driving scenes in Paris were filmed in front of the Louvre near the Louvre Pyramid, along the Rive Droite, and on the Rue des Rosiers, where Luc was moving down a narrow, rocky and winding path. Additional Paris scenes were filmed in the Sacrà ©  © -Coeur at Montmartre, Grande Pharmacie de la Place Blanche at 5 Place Blanche, Palais de Chaillot, and Place des Abbesses, where Kate and Luc discussed "minor problems". The last scene filmed in Paris was at the Gare Saint-Lazare train station, where Luc was chased by Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon while attempting a train south to Cannes.
In the Provence-Alpes-CÃÆ'Â'te d'Azur region, a small village of Valbonne, about fifteen minutes north of Cannes, is used for several scenes, including scenes where Luc fights with his brother in the main village square in front of Hotel les Armoiries, an old seventeenth-century building. Another scene was filmed in the nearby railway and vineyard stations around La Ravelle small hamlet, which is part of the city of Paulhaguet in Haute-Loire. i> from south central France. The train station near Meyrargues, Bouches-du-RhÃÆ'Â'ne, is also used in one scene.
In Cannes, some Carlton Hotel exterior photos are used to represent where the four main characters remain. There is a lobby and brasserie interior scene that is used for breakfast. Other landscapes filmed here include the beach in front of the hotel along with the adjacent waterfront - especially the Cartier boutiques at the next corner. The wine harvest scene was filmed in ChÃÆ'Â Â ° teau Val Joanis in Pertuis, Vaucluse. The studio scene was taken at the Paris Studios CinÃÆ'Â © ma.
Soundtrack music
The album French Kiss Original Soundtrack was released by Mercury Records on CD on May 9, 1995. The album peaked at 170 on Billboard 200.
Release
Critical response
French Kiss was released in the United States on May 5, 1995, and received mixed reviews. In his review at the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle writes that director Lawrence Kasdan "takes what can be a gentle comedy with plots of plots and beautiful scenes and instead puts his focus on the important points: on the characters that played by Ryan and Kline and how they feel. "LaSalle also praised Kasdan's awareness of the smooth comedy:
With his attention in the right place, Kasdan comes up with a way of using settings to create emotional points. For example, even though the movie is not out of the way to keep you noticed, Ryan continues to lose to see the Eiffel Tower. There was behind him as he drove, or he turned to her for a second after they turned on the lights. He did not know what was missing - until he finally found out.
LaSalle finds Kline's "extraordinary" appearance and that he not only perfects the accent but also the "rhythm of speech and how." LaSalle also praised Ryan's comic timeline, which "continues to be fun."
In his review on The Washington Post, Rita Kempley, gave a mixed review, writing that the movie "is not as glamorous as the title - in fact, it's fine - but Ryan and Kevin Kline, because of their intriguing, irresistible opponents. "Kempley praised the acting performance:
Kline's lethargy made Inspector Clouseau embarrassed; Her appearance was the most adultery since A Fish Called Wanda . Ryan Kate is even more picky than the female hero in When Harry Met Sally... and melts just as endearingly. She and Kline spar are convincing; Doris Day and Rock Hudson have sexy scenes, but none of this romantic.
In his review at the Chicago Sun-Times, a disappointed Roger Ebert wrote, "The characters in this movie may look like adults, but they think like teenagers." Although he admits that the film was not without its charms - Paris and Cannes became "the two most photogenic cities in the world" - Ebert concluded, "The Frenchman Kline is somehow not worldly enough, and Ryan's hero never convinces us that he ever loved his fiancée in place first. "
In his review of The New York Times, Janet Maslin called the film "a romantic comedy with a bit of laughter or a spark, and at a speed that made her feel longer than Mr. Kasdan's earlier work, Wyatt Earp . "
Review the aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a 45% score based on reviews from 22 critics.
box office
The film earned $ 38,896,854 in the United States and an additional $ 63,086,000 in international markets with a worldwide gross of $ 101,982,854.
Accolades
The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in this list:
- 2002: AFI 100 Years... 100 Passions - Nominated
Home media
French Kiss was released in the United States on video on February 6, 1996. The album was released in DVD format by 20th Century Fox on January 18, 2000, and in Blu-ray format by 20th Century Fox on January 8, 2013.
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External links
- French kiss on IMDb
- French Kiss in the TCM Film Database
- French kiss in AllMovie
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