And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
by Claude Lelouch
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Actor: Alessandra Martines, Claudia Cardinale, Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry LhermitteDirector: Claude Lelouch
Producer: Claude Lelouch
Writer: Claude Lelouch
Producer: Jean-Paul De Vidas
Producer: Martine Kampf-Dussart
Producer: Paul Hitchcock
Writer: Pierre Leroux
Writer: Pierre Uytterhoeven
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
Movie Review: A Lovely Escapist Venture
Summary: 5 Stars
Claude Lelouche has once again teamed with Michel Legrand to continue his examination of the vagaries of love in AND NOW LADIES & GENTLEMEN. There is a Gallic magic about Lelouche's view of love that is irresistible and this rather long film journey is no exception. Jeremy Irons is a thief who creates sophisticated heists of jewels by adopting disguises. He is jaunty, loves the beautiful things in life, and decides to spend his won money to sail a yacht on a long-dreamed journey. While at sea he has his first blackout which we later learn is due to a brain tumor. He is taken ashore in Morocco where he encounters a lounge singer (Patricia Kaas) who likewise is subject to blackouts and has strayed to Morocco after the end of an affair with a trumpet player. Together they plan a pilgrimage to a site of healing, but Irons' character is followed by the police for his jewel heists and is captured, is unable to remember his thefts, and finally is diagnosed as having a brain tumor. Postop he reconciles with his singer and makes amends for his life of crime.As with all of Lelouche's films there are episodes that blur dreamlife with reality and in this film he uses this technique to perfection. Much of what really happens is left to the individual's perception. The settings for this escapade are truly splendid - Morocco has never looked so dreamy, so dramatic, so sun-drenched and inviting. The real joy of this film are the performances of Irons and Kaas and the added pleasure of seeing old (!) faces from the past such as Claudia Cardinale - no longer the beauty she once was! Patricia Kaas is a very fine singer and her renditions of old standards take on new substance in her sensitive interpretations. The only flaw in this film is that it is filmed in both English and French and the dubbing barely matches the subtitles. That is very distracting. But forgive that and you have a film that will let you take flight - lightly as with an elegant French aperitif!
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