I think it is one of Billy Wilders lost treasures, in fact, I think it should be above Sabrina, in a rundown of his films. What do you think??
Nope.
The Apartment comes first, then
Sabrina.
But I agree about the "lost treasure". Talking about lost treasures, do you know/remember
Avanti!. Now
that is what I call a lost treasure. I don't know anybody (including film connoisseurs) who has even heard of it. A crying shame!
Anyway, back to the subject heading. Kiki!Why on earth does she wear sunglasses the whole way through the film?Sometimes I think she was a man dressed as a woman in this film...did anyone else think that??Just everything about her!
I'll have to check it to be sure, but I thought it was "Lolita" with the sunglasses. Whoever it was, she may have wanted to hide her eyes, e.g. because she thought that her eyes weren't beautiful. You know how women are. <g>
Lolita was played by Hope Holiday, who was Mrs. MacDougall in
The Apartment. If you've seen it, you must have noticed certain prominent feminine features <giggle>, so yes, I really think she's a woman.
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mckayt
20 years ago
Sorry, you're right. It's Lolita, not Kiki!
Haven't seen Avanti, but its next on my list!
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erika-58
20 years ago
I think actually it was a funny joke that a hooker was copying the "Lolita" poster look with the sunglasses to appeal to customers who might like that sort of thing. You gotta have a gimmick.
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Jonesh54
18 years ago
"Ace in the Hole" is a VERY cynical picture but with outstanding acting by Kirk Douglas and the sadly forgotten Jan Sterling. "Irma la Douce" is fun but frankly at 2 1/2 hours a bit ponderous (the 'Lord X' bit IS funny for awhile but
enough already!). As other fans have commented this film was based on a musical
and a few songs might well have been included. Shirley McClaine 'almost' sings
"Dis-donc". Had she done so, that would have been better than the overuse of the
song as background music. Two ballads from the show- "Our Language of Love" and
"From a Prison Cell" are just gorgeous, but would have been beyond the talents
of (the otherwise extremely talented) Jack Lemmon. He would have had to be dubbed
and perhaps Wilder didn't want all these complications. Good film but too long.
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ghis8
19 years ago
you're right, I just loved "avanti!"
we, french, are very fortunate with our TV programs
we may not have many channels, but we have that german-french one (called ARTE) giving a lot of movies in their original language
I have watched "some like it hot" and "the appartment" the last two weeks, ans I am seeing Irma just as I write !
I must leave you by the way, it's neerly the end I think
PS : I like "one two three" very much
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