| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Costume Design, Color Irene Sharaff |
| Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Nelson Riddle | |||
Directed by Walter Lang
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Paris nightclub owner Shirley MacLaine tries to stay one step ahead of the police in performing the risque "can-can" dance that is sweeping the city. She gets help from her lawyer boyfriend Frank Sinatra when she does eventually get arrested. However, she is romanced by judge Louis Jourdan, setting up the love triangle that makes up most of the plot. Sinatra is a free-wheeling bachelor who wants nothing to do with marriage, Jourdan a romantic Frenchman who proposes to her almost right away. Shirley can't really make up her mind, and frankly I think she made the wrong choice in the end. None of the characters are particularly deep or appealing. Shirley gets some good dance numbers, particularly an artsy piece towards the end based on Adam and Eve.
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