Cat. No. DVDM 1582: THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS ~ VAN JOHNSON / ELIZABETH TAYLOR / WALTER PIDGEON. BEYOND FV776.
FORMAT: PAL REGION:4
COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 116 MINS.
REVIEW: Based on E. Scott Fitzgerald’s tragic love story. Post-World War II Paris is brought to the screen in dazzling fashion under the expert direction of Richard Brooks. In this globe-trotting story of star-crossed lovers, Charles Wills, a GI with literary ambitions, arrives in Paris at the end of WWII and while out celebrating, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy Helen Ellswirth.
While Charles undertakes his first novel. Helen parties around Paris. However, after his work is poorly received. Charles turns to the bottle for solace. Helen attempts to console him through her love and support, but his uncontrollable drinking causes such tension in their relationship that one evening everything snaps - with tragic consequences.
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