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Trouble in Paradise (1932)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:20

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 21, 1932 Wide

Synopsis: Gaston (Herbert Marshall) and Lily (Miriam Hopkins) are a cunning pair of jewel thieves who share much more than the riches they acquire. A loving bond that unites them accompanies the lovers on... Gaston (Herbert Marshall) and Lily (Miriam Hopkins) are a cunning pair of jewel thieves who share much more than the riches they acquire. A loving bond that unites them accompanies the lovers on every job. A merry Parisian widow (Kay Francis) seems ripe to be plucked by this enamored couple. An unlikely love triangle blooms instead when Gaston falls for the beautiful widow's charms and is left to decide between these two stunning, but vastly different, women. Ernst Lubitsch created films with visual elegance, a razor-sharp wit, and bold sexuality. The "Lubitsch Touch" is most fully evident in this 1932 romantic comedy. Glossy Victor Milner photography, stunning Travis Banton gowns, and suave performances in no way disguise the conniving nature of all parties involved in the film's central love triangle. Nor do the immoral characters hinder the blissful romance. Hilarious dialogue from regular Lubitsch collaborator Samson Raphaelson and co-writer Grover Jones crackles throughout the picture. Flawless in every aspect, this influential work is one of the cinema's greatest romantic comedies. [More]

Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Charles Ruggles

Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig, Luis Alberni, Hooper Atchley, Tyler Brooke, George Humbert

Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
Screenwriter: Grover Jones, Samson Raphaelson
Composer: W. Franke Harling

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Not a false note in the whole piece. The performances, visuals and screenplay are all exsquisite.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

Lubitsch at the height of his powers as a director of deft, inconsequential and sophisticated comedy.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/04/09
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Trouble in Paradise is a triumph of direction and decor which could have been accomplished only by that scowling, heavy-jowled Teuton who is Paramount's chief contribution to the civilized cinema, Ernst Lubitsch.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
02/04/09
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It's possible to prefer other Ernst Lubitsch films for their more serene stylings and more plangent emotions, but this 1932 production is probably the most perfectly representative of his works.

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02/04/09
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Despite the Lubitsch artistry, much of which is technically apparent, it's not good cinema in toto.

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10/06/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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The lighthearted Depression-era comedy clearly has the famed Lubitsch touch.

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07/03/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

What sticks with you long after the movie is over is the terrific, European cosmopolitan humour, and unrelenting sexiness of it all

Full Review Source: Cinemania | comment Comment
04/28/06
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Cinemania

If ever a film slipped down a treat, this one does.

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02/09/06
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No review available.

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08/07/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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This is, without a single word of hyperbole, one of the most taut scripts and perfectly-executed pieces of comic direction in the history of film.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
03/16/04
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

It's a movie that feels both of its time and ahead of all the times that have followed.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
11/05/03
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
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A couple of visual gags are still on target and the acting is swell, but on the whole the story is too simple, too flat, and too uninteresting to stand the test of time.

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11/05/03
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

'The satire is sharp, the comedy is witty and urbane, and the characters are so full of life it feels as if they might just walk off the screen.'

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/09/03
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Apollo Guide

This comedy of jewel thieves is itself the prize sparkler of Lubitsch's enterprising career.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
06/10/03
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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In virtually every scene the lively imagination of the German producer shines forth and it seems as though he were the only person in Hollywood who could have turned out such an effective entertainment from such a feathery story.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Mordaunt Hall
Mordaunt Hall
New York Times
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Trouble in Paradise is full of perfectly executed scenes.

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04/04/03
Michael S. Smith
Michael S. Smith
PopMatters

Dazzling sophisticated comedy. Lubitsch's finest film.

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11/25/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

If one considers that motion picture sound had only been in place for three years when Trouble in Paradise was made, the level of sophistication it shows is astonishing.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
04/03/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The situations are adult. The sexual innuendo is pointed and unmistakable. There's a golden glow to the print, and the actresses are extraordinary.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
04/03/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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For over 70 years, this sparkling comedy has been unmatched in the realm of sophisticated, continental farce.

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