I think somebody should make some type of re-make of this movie...not that the original isn't good....I think it's wonderful....that's why there should be a re-make.
shareFor what? Imagine that the remake just isn't even funny. It would kill the image and reputation of the original, and the mission of getting people's interests into the original film would fail...because, honestly, that's the only reason that lets remakes be sort of useful.
Cinema is not music, it's much harder to make a nice remake than a good version or a remix of an old song.
I think if they remade the movie, they wouldn't be able to make it with the same sweet romantic innocence that it was made with in the sixties (because of the moral codes of filming).
If it were remade, it would be turned into a serious movie with nudity, strong dialogue, and Nestor mostly would most likely be a different character entirely (being more of a rough around the edges loveless cop before seeing the error of his ways at the end of the movie).
There also would most likely actually be a "Lord X" character as opposed to Nestor posing as him. It would probably have to be Nestor paying a man to be Lord X and then becoming jealous when Lord X actually starts sleeping with Irma resulting in Nestor having to bump the old sod off.
I just don't think this can be remade at all...
angelexposed says > I think if they remade the movie, they wouldn't be able to make it with the same sweet romantic innocence that it was made with in the sixties (because of the moral codes of filming).Sweet, romantic? You must be kidding! I know that was probably the attempt, to make this a sweet, romantic love story but I found nothing sweet, innocent or romantic about it. I suspect any remake would be equally as bad.
mdonin, must not have seen the same movie. Nestor does not become her pimp, he poses as a single rich Englishman to keep her from having to prostitute herself while taking on jobs to pay the bills.
shareI'm surprised they haven't, they seem to be remaking everything else. Give it a few years and I'm sure someone will direct a new version.
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It's a lot easier to instantly name remakes which have been worse than the original than to name ones better than the original.
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I hate the idea of remakes I feel that's all Hollywood has now turned out to be...is an entertainment field of unoriginaility. This movie is perfect just the way it is. No need having talentless stars and sloppy writing to make this film into a present day film. It wouldn't have the same feel, charm and brilliant writing and direction as the original one has. Hollywood needs to stop being lazy and start getting creative again. I want to make it as a proffessional working actress...but 90% of the material day blows. While the other material is either made or shafted.
shareConsidering that Irma la Douce is a musical play and that Billy Wilder couldn't be bothered to even try to stage the musical, a remake of it (actually, it'd be a second adaptation of the original musical play) isn't a bad idea. People need to give this 'remakes are bad' bullcaca a rest, especially in this case; as somebody else said about the upcoming Annie movie with Quvenzhané Wallis and Jamie Foxx, remakes are only half of what's made as movies in a given year.
shareAnd the other half are sequels.
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