Monpti (1957)

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Country: West Germany
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1957-09-12
Director: Helmut Käutner
Writers: Gábor Vaszary , Willibald Eser , Helmut Käutner
Language: German
Stars: Romy Schneider , Horst Buchholz , Mara Lane , Boy Gobert , Olive Moorefield , Bum Krüger , Iska Geri , Bobby Todd , Hans Hermann Schaufuß , Edith Heerdegen
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Monpti (United States of America) , To agori mou (Greece) , Näin päättyi rakkaus (Finland) , Love from Paris (United States of America) , To Elskende i Paris (Denmark) , モンプチわたしの可愛い人 (Japan) , Un amore a Parigi (Italy) , Monpti, um Amor de Paris (Brazil) , Sensiz yaşayamam (Turkey) , Monpti (France, French Republic) , Monpti (Argentina) , Monpti , Monpti (Sweden) , Milácek z Paríze (Czech Republic) , Monpti (Canada) , Monpti , Un amor de París (Spain)
Plot: A romantic and funny love story with a tragic end. In Paris a young Hungarian artist (Monpti) and a girl (Anne-Claire) meet and fall in love. But just when she is prepared to give herself to him she finds a pair of lady's pants in his room. He is perfectly innocent but the reason why the pants are there is as humouristic as incredible. So when he tells the truth she gets very angry though she was prepared to "forgive" his "side step". Another pattern is much more serious. Anne-Claire fears that Monpti would have no interest in her if she told that she is a nobody. So she builds up a story of being a rich girl with a private chauffeur. She even takes Monpti to a family church funeral and points out all her relatives, even telling which ones are not on speaking terms. When he finally exposes her lies a violent explosion results. She runs away in despair and is overrun by a car. At the hospital their love returns. But she will die after a few days. - In the background of many scenes we have seen the couple who overrun Anne-Claire, and their shallow emotions were recurrently contrasted with the genuine love of the young couple.
IMDB:tt0050721