Ernst Lubitsch’s famed touch is on exquisite display in this sexy pre-Code jewel, glittering with witty innuendo and elegant comic invention. It’s love at first swindle when high-society thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) and pickpocket Lily Vautier (Miriam Hopkins) cross paths amid the canals of Venice while attempting to con each other—and then it’s off to Paris, where the pair meet their match in their latest mark, the très chic Madame Colet (Kay Francis), whose fabulous fortune is exceeded only by her powers of seduction. With its delightfully risqué dialogue, swoonworthy couture, and high deco style, Trouble in Paradise is a pinnacle of comic-romantic sophistication that fizzes like the finest champagne. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Audio commentary featuring Scott Eyman, biographer of director Ernst Lubitsch Introduction by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich New video essay by critic David Cairns English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme Top Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews Trouble in Paradise (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Trouble in Paradise (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
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Ernst Lubitsch considered his 1932 comedy TROUBLE IN PARADISE to be his most perfect creation. That is impossible to argue. This is a masterpiece of construction, comic timing, and sly wicked innuendo. None of the cast was ever better. Han Drier’s elegant art deco settings enhance the proceedings. I have seen this several times over the years and it never fails to delight me. Required viewing which will leave you with a smile. With Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Rug...
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