Irma la Douce [Movie]

Year:

1963

Tagline:

«A story of passion, bloodshed, desire and death... everything, in fact, that makes life worth living»

Country:

USA

Genres:

Comedy, Melodrama

In Paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time.

— When I first met you, I thought you were pretty. I was totally wrong. You're beautiful.
— You're outta your mind or out of focus.

Shows you the kind of world we live in. Love is illegal, but not hate. That you can do anywhere, anytime, to anybody. But if you want a little warmth, a shoulder to cry on, a smile to cuddle up with... you have to hide in dark corners like a criminal. Pfui!

Moustache

Sympathy

— You know nothing about men.
— I know nothing about men?
— And you know why? Because you've been with too many.
— Thanks a lot.
— You think you're such an expert on love. You can't even tell when somebody loves you!

It's a hard way to earn an easy living.

Moustache

Work

You may have read in travel folders that Paris is a city that never sleeps. Don't you believe it. At this time of the day there is nothing doing... unless you're working for the department of sanitation. If you want a nightcap at Maxim's, it's too late. It's been closed for hours. If you want to jump off the Eiffel Tower, it's too early. It won't be open for hours. So, if you're looking for a little action, forget the high-rent district.

Voice behind the scene

Paris

Morning

— You're trying to make me feel cheap.
— Cheap?
— How would it look if I let you go to work? D'you want the other girls to think I can't support my man? I want you to be better dressed than anybody else. I want you to have more money in your pockets. I wanna be proud of you.
— But, Irma, you don't understand. I never felt like this about anybody...
— That's why I'm gonna work twice as hard for you as I ever did for any of the others.

Irma la Douce

Nestor Patou

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