French Kiss
French Kiss is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. Written by Adam Brooks, the film is about a woman who flies to France to confront her straying fiancé and gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her to smuggle a stolen diamond necklace. French Kiss was filmed on location in Paris, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of southeastern France, and Cannes. The film was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States and by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in other territories on May 5, 1995, and received mixed reviews. The film was a success and went on to earn a total worldwide gross of $102 million against a $40 million budget.
Plot
American history teacher Kate lives in Canada with her fiancé Charlie, a doctor. When Charlie urges her to accompany him to Paris for an upcoming conference, she declines, partly due to her fear of flying, lactose intolerance and her pending application to become a Canadian citizen.
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| author | Adam Brooks |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Lawrence Kasdan |
| editor | Joe Hutshing |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | american history arrest bore build diamond necklace disturb fear of flying fly french woman help history teacher kiss morning on the beach paulhaguet poker game smuggle travel |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Eric Fellner Kathryn F. Galan Meg Ryan Tim Bevan |
| productionCompany | Prufrock Pictures Working Title Films |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Canada Cannes Paris |
| theme | romantic comedy |