Monpti (1957)
Directed by Helmut Käutner
Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, Tragi-comedy |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Monpti is better known by its English-language title Love From Paris. Romy Schneider stars as Anne Claire, a seamstress who pretends to be wealthy in order to crash society. In this guise, she meets and falls in love with starving artist Monpti (Horst Buchholz), who has no time for women of wealth. Sensing a challenge, Anne pursues Monpti, keeping her true identity a secret. What starts as a light-hearted romp unexpectedly deepens into tragedy. The film is narrated by a wry, all-knowing Parisian who, at closer inspection, turns out to be director Helmut Kautner.
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accidental-death, artist, assumed-identity, deathbed, deception, hospital, park, seamstress, star-crossed-lovers