Made in Paris (MGM) (1966)

| TODAY'S YOUTH LIKES TO LET OFF STEAM | Ann-Margret For the first time I have a chance to “speak my piece” and that’s just what I’m going to do. I think the young people of today are fantastic. They are more aware, knowledgeable, mature and hold greater personal integrity than at any other time in history. And they are retaining and developing these values in the most troubled era in the history of mankind. There, I’ve said it and I’m glad. When a beautiful, New York fashion buyer like Ann-Margret goes to Paris, invitations for everything—from a spectacular Fashion Show to night club dancing to the rhythms of Count Basie and Mongo Santamaria—start pouring in. That’s the situation in ‘‘Made in Paris,’? MGM’s romantic comedy in Panavision and color, in which Ann-Margret is wooed by a trio of suitors, Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna and Chad Everett, with Edie Adams adding to the entertainment. Made in Paris Still 1839-115-E Mat 1-E More often than not, the first ques tion asked me on an interview is: “Do you think that the morality of today’s youth will continue to decline or is there a chance of some improvement ?” I start to boil, I’m angered because so much of society assumes that teen-age morality is at an all-time low. I don’t believe this for one moment. I admit that the ideals of our youngsters have changed. But so have many other things, The young people in this so-called “oo-g0 age’ have been tested, polled, examined and re-examined under the magnified eye of international commentators to the point where even minor occurances and incidents are blown up to a proportion that is completely out of perspective. Many of the problems they face are created by their elders. Politically, youth questions ; philosophically they wonder; and for amusement they seek an outlet they can call their own. It’s nothing new. We are criticized for the current dances—the Frug, Watusi, Swim. What about the Charleston, Black Bottom, Jitterbug? Then there is the criticism of clothes—the short skirts and boots. What about those oldtime rolled stockings and ankle-strap shoes? And our hair, Any “wilder” than the flapper bob with its spit curls? Dance “The Wobble”’ Ina film I recently completed, MetroGoldwyn-Mayer’s “Made in Paris,” we have Count Basie for two numbers which Quincey Jones wrote especially for the picture. They are “Skol Sister,” which I’m proud to say Count Basie dedicated to me, and “Goof Proof.” Chad Everett and I dance “The Wobble” to them. Some of the jazz purists in the company were a bit scandalized that Count Basie would stoop to rock ’n’ roll, but this great musician didn’t have a qualm.He told me he likes to have young players in his band, that he likes to make music for young people, and that he is happy when parents of teen-agers ask him to bring his band to their parties. These current dances provide us with a way for letting off steam. I don’t drink or smoke. I do drive a motorcycle —my way of blotting tension. We feel the accelerated pace of today’s living just as much as adults. We're quite aware of the tensions of the world situation. The Peace Corps is a living expression of how the young can help. | am confident that tomorrow’s world is going to be much better because of today’s youth, Problems will continue to exist, but I for one am convinced that the young people of today will be more than capable of facing them. After a roustabout bedroom scene in MGM’s “Made in Paris,” in which Chad Everett and Ann-Margret become involved in some rough-house comedy antics, the young leading man sent his glamorous co-star a basket of her favorite flowers, yellow roses. Attached to the gift was a card reading: “Dear Ann-Margret. This is to atone for yesterday’s bruises. From the middle-weight champion of the bedroom, Chad.” Still 1839-73 A dreaming Ann-Margret is about to get a big surprise when she wakes up — in the person of handsome Frenchman Louis Jourdan. It’s one of the rib-tickling scenes from ‘‘Made in Paris,’” MGM’s gay comedy in Panavision and color, revolving around the romantic entanglements of a lovely New York fashion buyer who goes to Paris and discovers that men in the fashion world are really ‘‘designing.’’? The sparkling cast also stars Richard Crenna, Edie Adams and Chad Everett. Songs, dances andaspectacular Fashion Show add to the entertainment. Made in Paris Mat 2-C Stills 1839-64, 13, 23-E It’s a dancing Ann-Margret in MGM’s sex-appealing comedy, ‘‘Made in Paris,’’ she shakes up Paris’ Left Bank, whirls to Mongo Santamaria’s music, shimmers to Count Basie’s beat and introduces the ‘“‘Wobble.”’ At top, with dance and love partner Chad Everett in a night club sequence. Below, the vibrant star is accompanied by accordionist Frank Morocco as she performs a Watusi version of a Russian dance in the Dead Rat Cafe. At right, Ann-Margret shakes a tamborine in a whirlwind climax to the dance. The gay Panavision and color attraction also stars Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna and Edie Adams in the story of a beautiful young New York fashion buyer on a Paris spree, highlighted by a spectacular Helen Rose-designed Fashion Show. in which Made in Paris Mat 3-A ANN-MARGRET DAZZLES AS FASHION BUYER SAMPLING FRENCH STYLES IN ROMANCE IN MGM'S SKYLARKING “MADE IN PARIS” Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna, Edie Adams, Chad Everett in All-Star Cast of Gay Romantic Comedy Featuring Songs, Dances and a Spectacular Helen Rose-Designed Paris Fashion Show It’s no wonder America’s theatre owners named Ann-Margret “Outstanding Star of the Year.” Wait until you see her in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s scintillating new romantic comedydrama, ‘‘Made in Paris.” She shakes up Paris’ Left Bank, dances to Mongo Santamaria’s rhythms, shimmers to Count Basie’s beat, performs a wild Apache, sings, revolutionizes French fashions in a $100,000 Helen Rose-designed wardrobe, and becomes romantically involved with not one but THREE leading men—Louis Jourdan, Richard Crenna and Chad Everett. And adding to the fun are Edie Adams and John McGiver. Everything about this picture, including a spectacular Paris Fashion Show, with what today’s girl will wear tomorrow worn by the world’s most beautiful models, is designed for entertainment. Filmed on a lavish scale by producer Joe Pasternak, in Panavision and Metrocolor, it has extravagantly striking settings, ranging from sumptuous apartments, fashionable restaurants, the rich appointments of a Paris fashion house, night clubs and bistros to the excitement of Les Champs Elysees. On top of that, “Made in Paris” has wit, humor, sizzling love scenes and skylarking fun in Stanley Roberts’ story of a beautiful girl who is sent to the French capital as a fashion buyer, meets the city’s leading designer who tries to teach her about the latest fashions in love; is given a whirl by an American newspaper man who knows his Left Bank and his rights with women; and, finally, has to decide between them and the boss’s son, who has chased her across the Atlantic. Louis Jourdan plays the designer, Richard Crenna the newspaperman, and Chad the boss’s heir. And Edie Adams is the gal Jourdan thinks is occupying his bed when he returns to his apartment one night until he discovers that Ann-Margret has unknowingly substituted for her career-girl friend. The comedy hi-jinks are enlivened by the film’s nightclub and other musical interludes in which lilting melodies are introduced, some sung by AnnMargret and Louis Jourdan, others used as a background for the spirited dance numbers. They include the pensive “Paris Lullaby,” sung by the duo in a lovely sequence on the bank of the Seine, “Made in Paris,” sung by Trini Lopez, Count Basie’s “Skol Sister” and “Goof Proof,” “ My True Love” and a rousing rendition of “You Gotta See Momma Every Night” by Ann-Margret and Reta Shaw. Boris Sagal is responsible for the fast-moving and light-hearted direction of “Made in Paris’; Milton Krasner for the striking photography; George Stoll for the music score; and David Winters for the choreography. But that spectacular Fashion Show of Helen Rose originals alone makes this captivating romantic comedy worth seeing. And don’t think the males in the audience won’t have their eyes glued to the screen when they watch those stunning models parade around in everything from a Persian Lamb ski suit, to a 14Karat gold evening gown trimmed in sables, to a half-ounce chiffon nightgown! Put “Made in Paris” down on your MUST list. 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