Trouble in Paradise 1932 Ages 12+

Production still from Trouble in Paradise 1932 / Director: Ernst Lubitsch / Image courtesy: Park Circus

Production still from Trouble in Paradise 1932 / Director: Ernst Lubitsch / Image courtesy: Park Circus / View full image

When

6.00 pm, Wed 30 Aug 2023 (83 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

About

Before the screwball comedy formula had fully synthesised, the exquisite pre-Code comedies of Ernst Lubitsch laid the groundwork for the genre with their blend of urbane dialogue, unconventional romance and knowing innuendo. These hallmarks are perhaps most perceptible in Lubitsch’s scintillating, love triangle comedy Trouble in Paradise.

Master thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) encounters pickpocket extraordinaire Lily (Miriam Hopkins) while the two are both posing as royalty in Venice. They quickly fall in love and depart to Paris to combine their skills on the target of the lavishly wealthy Madame Mariette Colet (Kay Francis). The ploy gets tangled when Gaston falls for Mariette and he must figure out where his heart truly lies.

Trouble in Paradise will screen from a restored 35mm print, courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Restoration funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation and The Film Foundation.

Ages 12+

Production Credits

  • Director: Ernst Lubitsch
  • Script: Samson Raphaelson
  • Based on: the play ‘The Honest Finder’ by László Aladár
  • Cinematographer: Victor Milner
  • Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall
  • Print Source: UCLA Film & TV Archive, Los Angeles
  • Rights: Park Circus
  • Year: 1932
  • Runtime: 83 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm