Monte Carlo

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spencer p @s_plewe 05/23/2016 With it's comedy, it works; but with its romance, it nosedives. See more 08/30/2014 Sassy Lubitsch musical. Jeanette warbles "Beyond the Blue Horizon," and Buchanan makes a rare American screen appearance. See more 08/16/2014 A broke countess runs away from marrying a duke and decides to go to Monte Carlo to make her fortune by gambling and catches the eye of a count. This is one of Ernst Lubitsch early musical comedies. The musical part is just okay for me (only one or two songs are any good, really) but the comedy is great. Lots of the jokes hold up (and it's surprisingly a bit racy too!). There's a sequence where there are three men singing about seducing women over tea but they couldn't look more...umm...not straight, I guess. I laughed. I can't help but wonder if that was deliberate or not or if that was just the way it was at the time. It is also such a fun film. Jeanette MacDonald was fantastic. See more 09/19/2013 Jeanette MacDonald is about to marry an older prissy but very rich Duke. However, she gets cold feet and flees to Monte Carlo to try to spin her meagre savings into gold. Upon arrival, Jack Buchanan, a Count, spies her and starts plotting to woo and win her. He seemed creepy and undesirable, so I didn't realise he was the love interest -- this could be late-1920s style and attitudes or just me. He goes undercover as her hairdresser to be close and await his moment. It comes. This was directed by Lubitsch (although not funny enough to be one of his masterpieces, like The Shop around the Corner). It is also a musical but it pales in comparison to Love Me Tonight, MacDonald's flirtation with Maurice Chevalier (by Mamoulian). See more 12/21/2012 this is the follow-up 2 the hit 'the love parade' another frothy lavish musical/comedy by the master lubitsch. See more 02/01/2012 The pass of time has hurt this movie, as it is a little too dated for today's audience. Not as good as One Hour with you or The Smiling Lieutenant, partly because the male lead here doesn't have the charisma and charm of Chevalier. See more Read all reviews

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