A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris

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The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank. Along the way, he escapes from jail with Emile, who becomes his partner in crime, poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter, and steals the jewels of a marquise in whose home he's a guest. He's also posed as an artist's model for a portrait of St. George (Emile's face is ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in A Scandal in Paris:

George Sanders
Signe Hasso
Carole Landis
Akim Tamiroff
Gene Lockhart
Alma Kruger

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The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank. Along the way, he escapes from jail with Emile, who becomes his partner in crime, poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter, and steals the jewels of a marquise in whose home he's a guest. He's also posed as an artist's model for a portrait of St. George (Emile's face is the dragon's), and the marquise's granddaughter falls in love first with his visage and then him. Can she help him slay his own dragons, especially when the showgirl reappears and the bank vault beckons?

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Under the Radar - 8/10 by Austin TrunickThis is certainly a lesser Sirk work, relying little on his signature nuance and subtext and instead playing it broad for the cheap seats with slapstick and gimmicks such as a trained monkey and a cringe-inducingly cute kid sister.
New Yorker - 6/10 by Richard BrodyWith a display of suave images and wry performances, Sirk delights in the elegant formalities that withhold judgment in favor of pleasure and knowledge.
Slant Magazine - 6/10 by Eric HendersonIt's probably safe to say that the earnest A Scandal in Paris won't ever approach the level of acceptance accorded to All That Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life.
User Review - 8/10 by Steven P"I've got you, Satan." Bonapartism (i.e. bourgeois/capitalist dictatorship) turning criminals into soldiers and police officers (into the chief of police!--and turning the chief of police into a murderer). Compare with Trouble in Paradise and/or A Clockwork Orange.
User Review - 6/10 by Stella Dsanders is perfectly cast one of the lessor known douglas sirk pix.
User Review - 6/10 by bernard aI haven't seen very many Douglas Sirk films but this is certainly the first one I had trouble staying awake to watch. At least his other films - Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, Tarnished Angels and even Lured and Shockproof - I found all to be engaging and entertaining dramas. A Scandal In Paris seemed like a gem with it's elaborate costumes and ornate 18th century setting. Even the script is often witty and funny. Wha happened? I think the problem may be the lead actor here - namely George Sanders - who was very good in All About Eve. Here Sanders plays a suave and sophisticated scoundrel named Eugéne François Vidocq - a real life parisian figure who was the first director of the Sûreté Nationale. This very Hollywoodized version of his early career follows his rise from a lowly thief/escaped prisoner who then wrangles his way to be the head of the Paris police force - how he does this exactly...well, that's for you to find out! It's a role that on paper seems perfectly suited for an actor with a voice and mannerisms of a George Sanders but I'm not sure he can carry a 2 hr film - namely his delivery is so droll and monotonous that I had a hard time staying awake. This is a dialogue-heavy film and I think a director with a sense of screwball comedy would have made this possibly work better - and also pick up the pace a bit too - but that's my opinion. It doesn't help that the background music is also soft and sleep inducing. Some of the character arcs here seemed to abruptly change so that by the end - I'm not sure I can completely buy them. I thought one of the highlights of the film was a sexy musical number by the beautiful actress Carole Landis early in the film. Unfortunately, her faltering career & health would lead her to commit suicide 2 years after the completion of this film. Anyway, an interesting...though, not one of Douglas Sirk's best offering, I'm afraid.
User Review - 6/10 by Michael TSnappy start digresses into typical melodrama.
User Review - 6/10 by Lauren HA classic old fashioned melodrama by Douglas Sirk about the fictionalized life of Eugène François Vidocq, the father of modern criminology. George Sanders plays Vidocq with a thick coating of upper crust British suaveness; confident, debonair, sophistication etc.

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