Paul, ein konservativer junger Anwalt, heiratet die lebhafte Corie. Ihre höchst leidenschaftliche Beziehung gerät in einer fünfstöckigen, begehbaren Wohnung in New York City in komische Zwie... Alles lesenPaul, ein konservativer junger Anwalt, heiratet die lebhafte Corie. Ihre höchst leidenschaftliche Beziehung gerät in einer fünfstöckigen, begehbaren Wohnung in New York City in komische Zwietracht.Paul, ein konservativer junger Anwalt, heiratet die lebhafte Corie. Ihre höchst leidenschaftliche Beziehung gerät in einer fünfstöckigen, begehbaren Wohnung in New York City in komische Zwietracht.
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- (as James F. Stone)
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I lived in a walk-up apartment in Manhattan (fifth floor!)and had to quit smoking so I wouldn't have to have an oxygen tank installed on each floor in order to just make it home every night. I enjoyed reading the 'trivia' section about this movie and find it very interesting that the French version had to change the running joke to the 9th floor; since they are also infamous for smoking, one wonders why elevators were not more popular.
The comedy's premise reminds me of one of those WWII madcaps, where wartime conditions prompt an unlikely couple into quick marriage and barebones apartment. The idea's rich in comedic material so no wonder it keeps coming back. On their honeymoon, stodgy lawyer husband (Redford) is overwhelmed by sexy free-spirited wife (Fonda). She can't get enough kissy-face or sex, while he struggles between lawyerly duties and a burgeoning libido. Meanwhile, she oozes over their cramped apartment, six long flights up, while he's too smothered over to object. Things bumble along until complications take their toll.
I love it when goofy neighbor Boyer takes the married couple and Fonda's straight-laced mother (Natwick) to a run-down Albanian eatery. It may be seedy on the outside but on the inside it's a vibrant bohemian paradise. Of course, Fonda and Boyer are in their element, real swingers, while the two conventional types can barely endure. In fact, Redford's quiet discomfort as he sits at the noisy round table amounts to a triumph of low-key expression. And catch it when the belly dancer smothers his unhappy face in her ample breasts. Edelman also scores as the drooping telephone guy. It's like, time and again, he's having to climb Mt. Everest with a heavy load. In fact, the movie milks that 6-long-flights-up, but still gets laughs from a sweaty cast. I can imagine what the auditions were like.
Anyway, the movie's first two-thirds is full of such inventive comedic moments that had me thinking "real classic". But then, much too abruptly, Fonda's sparkly role shifts and the prevailing mood goes with it. Same thing with Redford's conventional personality. That is, he goes from stodgy to goofy and she goes from ditzy to crabby. In short, they suddenly swap roles in unconvincing fashion, even for what is now a serio-comedy. In my book, the change over is too clumsily handled to maintain comedic momentum, and a potential classic is lost. Nonetheless, on balance, the movie's still lively entertainment, full of bright moments, and worth catching up with.
(In passing- I suspect the moral to the story, if such can be said, is that without some common ground even the best offbeat relationship can't last.)
Like "The Odd Couple" it owes most of its enduring success to the chemistry between Jane Fonda and Robert Redford (reprising his role in the Broadway show) as the hapless newlyweds trying desperately to make it work. This is the movie that is responsible for most of the "mismatched" romantic comedies we've ever seen, including "Along Came Polly" and TV's "Dharma and Greg." It proves that flowery romantic prose isn't what makes a great love story, bold heroes and damsels in distress don't make a good love story. No, what makes a good love story are two people who, from start to finish, makes the audience go "Oh, God in heaven, please let them work it out!"
The brilliant dialogue of Mr. Simon, the charm of Mr. Boyer and the majestic backdrop of New York City make this a must-see for anyone who loves 1, comedy, 2, love stories or 3, Robert Redford because after this, he never really made another movie that was at all comparable.
Oh, I just remembered "Laughter on the 23rd Floor." I guess it's a tie for best Neil Simon movie.
Laughs are plentiful, although as in the rest of Simon's work, one is acutely aware that nobody is so quick with the one-liners in real life.
Boy, were they young back then! Robert Redford underplays charmingly as Paul Bratter, up-and-coming lawyer and all-round stick-in-the-mud; Jane Fonda is his new bride Corie, sexy, fun-loving and relentlessly cute to the borderline of annoyance. When you find her schtick getting a little hard to take, concentrate instead on veteran character actors Charles Boyer and Mildred Natwick, who lend spirit and class to their comedic roles.
Perhaps the direction by Gene Saks is a tad stagebound (he directed the Broadway version), and the cinematography a bit muddy, but Neal Hefti contributes another sprightly score that does a lot to compensate. Overall, an undemanding, undeniable pleasure.
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- WissenswertesRobert Redford loathed wearing a suit and tie all day, which was required for his character. During breaks between filming, he wore western boots and a black cowboy hat.
- PatzerBloomingdales calls to say the furniture won't be delivered. The phone was installed only minutes earlier, so Bloomingdales would not have the number to call.
This is not a Goof; Bloomingdale's (or anyone else) would, in fact, know the number to call. The phone number is assigned at the same time that one signs up for service. Nobody has to wait until the day of installation to know what their number is; it isn't up to the installer.
- Zitate
Ethel: I had to park the car three blocks away. Then it started to rain so I ran the last two blocks. Then my heel got caught in a subway grating. When I pulled my foot out, I stepped in a puddle. Then a cab went by and splashed my stockings. If the hardware store downstairs was open, I was going to buy a knife and kill myself.
- VerbindungenEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
- SoundtracksBarefoot in the Park
Written by Neal Hefti and Johnny Mercer
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- Herkunftsland
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- Auch bekannt als
- Descalzos en el parque
- Drehorte
- 111 Waverly Place, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(the Bratters' apartment)
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- Budget
- 2.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 361 $