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1969·Drama·1h 35m
7.1
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is herself unhappily married — to the boss. They spend an innocent night in New York becoming more and more attracted to each other, so that when Catherine announces she intends to leave her husband and return to Paris, Howard asks to go along too.
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
infidelity
boss
trophy wife

Cast

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Howard Brubaker
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Gunther
Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford
Ted Gunther
Jack Weston
Jack Weston
Potter Shrader
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Grace Greenlaw
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
Andre Greenlaw
Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars
Les Hopkins
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Leslie Hopkins
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman
Matt Benson
Sally Kellerman
Sally Kellerman
Phyllis Brubaker
David Doyle
David Doyle
Orlow P. Walters
Tani Guthrie
Tani Guthrie
Bess Bluestone

Crew

Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
Director
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Gordon Carroll
Gordon Carroll
Producer
Donfeld
Donfeld
Costume Design
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting

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ayesa
ayesa
The April Fools
An April fools watch and only stayed for Catherine

The juxtaposition of the acting styles between the new wave and golden age was fun to see, but as a film I think it's lacking substantially, not necessarily discardable. Gorgeous visuals though, you can never go wrong with 60s interior and visuals shot in technicolor
An April fools watch and only stayed for Catherine

The juxtaposition of the acting styles between the new wave and golden age was fun to see, but as a film I think it's lacking substantially, not necessarily discardable. Gorgeous visuals though, you can never go wrong with 60s interior and visuals shot in technicolor
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russell
russell
The April Fools
you'll figure out why i watched this if you take notice of the day, but believe me, i mean everything i say. THIS MOVIE WAS SO CUTE!!! i need to marry jack lemmon and catherine deneuve and myrna loy and charles boyer actually. myrna loy and charles boyer deserved more screentime. potter and benson are not it and i also had enough of peter lawford.

myrna is just the cutest and that's not a new discovery (her little scrunch face in the thin man? it's everything to me.) it's not something i'm normally into but if she wanted to tell me about my horoscope i would sit my ass down and LISTEN. hoping it comes with the tarot reading too. i was so excited when she showed up!!!

charles!!! i've got some of his older movies on my watchlist already, definitely going to have to see more of his work. i seriously doubt this is a proper introduction to him but still, he has charmed me already with his love for fencing and random switches to japanese.

catherine is jaw-droppingly beautiful but you don't need me to tell you that!!! i don't think there's anything to say that hasn't already been said but she is just stunning and i really like her eyes??? when she's smoking a cigarette near the time her character is introduced... holy moly...

JACK LEMMON LOVE OF MY LIFE every character hating on his stubble is so fake it's so hot he's so hot hrrrrggj <33 the little piece of his hair flopping around when they're driving to the airport....., he's so awkward he's so me the little bark he does ohhhhh puppy... his kissing scenes... made me feel So much..... i think this is enough. i need him.

i also need that frog plushie.
you'll figure out why i watched this if you take notice of the day, but believe me, i mean everything i say. THIS MOVIE WAS SO CUTE!!! i need to marry jack lemmon and catherine deneuve and myrna loy and charles boyer actually. myrna loy and charles boyer deserved more screentime. potter and benson are not it and i also had enough of peter lawford.

myrna is just the cutest and that's not a new discovery (her little scrunch face in the thin man? it's everything to me.) it's not something i'm normally into but if she wanted to tell me about my horoscope i would sit my ass down and LISTEN. hoping it comes with the tarot reading too. i was so excited when she showed up!!!

charles!!! i've got some of his older movies on my watchlist already, definitely going to have to see more of his work. i seriously doubt this is a proper introduction to him but still, he has charmed me already with his love for fencing and random switches to japanese.

catherine is jaw-droppingly beautiful but you don't need me to tell you that!!! i don't think there's anything to say that hasn't already been said but she is just stunning and i really like her eyes??? when she's smoking a cigarette near the time her character is introduced... holy moly...

JACK LEMMON LOVE OF MY LIFE every character hating on his stubble is so fake it's so hot he's so hot hrrrrggj <33 the little piece of his hair flopping around when they're driving to the airport....., he's so awkward he's so me the little bark he does ohhhhh puppy... his kissing scenes... made me feel So much..... i think this is enough. i need him.

i also need that frog plushie.
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belladonic
belladonic
The April Fools
i too would’ve left everything behind and moved to a different country after spending just one night with catherine deneuve
i too would’ve left everything behind and moved to a different country after spending just one night with catherine deneuve
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Sofia
SofiaPRO
The April Fools
catherine deneuve my love
catherine deneuve my love
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Ava
Ava
The April Fools
“I am not now, nor have I ever been, a frog.”oh to go club hopping with Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. I would be begging them for an invite ESPECIALLY if it included the Loy-Boyer after party <3
“I am not now, nor have I ever been, a frog.”oh to go club hopping with Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. I would be begging them for an invite ESPECIALLY if it included the Loy-Boyer after party <3
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