Trouble in Paradise
Criterion Collection Edition #170
When thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) meets his true love in pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins), they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet (Kay Francis). But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women. Legendary director Ernst Lubitsch’s masterful touch is in full flower in TROUBLE IN PARADISE, a pinnacle of the sophisticated romantic comedy, loaded with sparkling dialogue, witty innuendo, and elegant comic invention.
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Trouble in Paradise
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch • 1932 • United States
Starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert MarshallWhen thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) meets his true love in pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins), they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet (Kay Francis...
Extras
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE Commentary
Recorded in 2002, this commentary features Ernst Lubitsch biographer Scott Eyman.
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE Introduction
This introduction from 2002 features director Peter Bogdanovich.
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Das fidele Gefängnis
Before coming to Hollywood in 1922, Ernst Lubitsch had a successful career as an actor and director in Germany. Based on the Johann Strauss operetta, Lubitsch's film DIE FLEDERMAUS, DAS FIDELE GEFÄNGNIS (THE MERRY JAIL, 1917) is a precursor to his sophisticated comedies of the ’20s and ’30s. The ...
