Review of Irma la Douce (1963) by Chris . — 07 Jul 2008

Pretty hard to go wrong when you got Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder together.

This review of Irma la Douce (1963) was written by Chris . on 07 Jul 2008.

Irma la Douce has generally received positive reviews.

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Overlong and somewhat disappointing re-teaming of The Apartment stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacClaine and writer/director Billy Wilder…

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By Stefanie C (86) on 04 Apr 2012

This is a fun film, but it doesn't near comparison to wilder's work with the two stars in 'the apartment. ...but no one said that it should…

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By John D (2,323) on 24 Feb 2013

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By Pedrito F (25) on 24 Jul 2013

Best Romantic Comedy involving prostitution ever made. Beautiful Shirley MacClaine and Jack Lemmon at his best directed by Mr…

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Wilder's love of absurdity gets in the way of the film's quirk rather than being an asset as it is in many of his better comedies…

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By Larry S (330) on 02 Feb 2011

I almost want to give this movie 4 stars. But I found Jack Lemmon somewhat irritating in this movie…

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Very Parisian in its outlook…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 30 May 2015

One of my favorite movies ever... I am a francophile, so that might explain part of it. The music is top notch…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 18 Mar 2018

The apartment with a bigger budget and less of a point, Wilder reteams lemmon and Maclaine in essentially the same roles, under different,…

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