Trouble in Paradise

Although this film is greatly valued by critics, film historians and its many fans, it still does not receive the respect it is due. Turner Classic Movies broadcasts Casablanca, Now Voyager, Citizen Kane, Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, African Queen and... Full review

Please read the other reviews for the full measure of this treasure - I will just string together my observations: Amazingly deft display of international sophistication for such an early film - who knew? Pre-code comedy of adult realities, without a... Full review

Pay no attention to "littlesiddie" - the one naysayer in this group. All the others are raves and rightly so. This is the most elegant and sophisticated romantic comedy ever committed to celluloid. The pacing is perfect, the performances enchanting,... Full review

Once, "The Lubitsch Touch," was as well known as Hitchcock's reputation as "The Master of Suspense.""Trouble in Paradise" is Lubitsch's unqualified masterpiece. This pre-code sophisticated comedy epitomizes the European attitude toward sex in its very first scene between Hebert Marshall... Full review

I watched TIP for at least the 18th time last night - once a year every year since I taped it off TV in 1987. Did it let me down? It hasn't yet and I don't think it ever will:... Full review

Ernst Lubitsch had a tendency towards pushing the boundaries, whether it was the boundaries of the Production Code or the boundaries of one's stomach, as it's splitting from laughing at his films. "Trouble in Paradise" is one hundred percent, absolutely,... Full review

So funny, sexy, subtle and sublime, this film only gets better with each viewing, BUT it's not available in ANY format! WHY?Ernst Lubitsch used Laszlo Aladar's play The Honest Finder as a springboard for one of his most delightful early-1930s... Full review

First of all, let me say that this film is as close to perfection as one can get---look at the "throw away gags", the play with words, the wardrobe (Miriam Hopkins stole the show; especially in the Opera scene when... Full review

Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise is a frothy confection, a cinematic souffle that rises triumphantly above the flat, grey look of its early-30s origins. The story of ritzy jewel thieves Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins scheming to bilk French cosmetics... Full review

Beautiful, spellbinding romantic comedy with a suave jewel thief (Herbert Marshall) falling in love with his intended victim (luminous Kay Francis) much to the displeasure of his girlfriend (Miriam Hopkins). Beautifully shot (the scenes seem to glow), incredible sets and... Full review

100 Best Movies of All Time Review:....It's a sexy film without sex....Like many classic films, I feared....The film isn't just fun to look at, however..... ... Full Review

100 Best Movies of All Time Review:....Like many classic films, I feared....It's a sexy film without sex....the plot is pure genius.The film has a wonderful, witty opening shot....they're both such strong characters.Not until after the Hays code was repealed would romantic comedies catch back up with this delightful film..... ... Full Review

It's one of the most famous and one of the most elusive of classic American movies.....written by Samson Raphaelson (based on a play by Aladar Laszlo), is not the funniest or deepest American romantic comedy.....That line, from "Trouble in Paradise" (1932), defines the spirit of this most sophisticated of all American romantic comedies..... ... Full Review

Unlike the other great romantic comedies, "Trouble in Paradise" contains not a whiff of melancholy or regret --....written by Samson Raphaelson (based on a play by Aladar Laszlo), is not the funniest or deepest American romantic comedy.....That line, from "Trouble in Paradise" (1932), defines the spirit of this most sophisticated of all American romantic comedies.....It's one of the most famous and one of the most elusive of classic American movies..... ... Full Review

Even if it had no extras, film fans should rejoice in the DVD bow of "Trouble in Paradise," the impossibly swanky and delightful Ernst Lubitsch-directed comedy. While that sounds oxymoronic -- like a CD of a mime show -- Lubitsch makes it frothy fun, and it's greatly enhanced by Aljoscha Zimmerman's jaunty score, recorded especially for this DVD release. ... Full Review

"Trouble in Paradise" (1932; Ernst Lubitsch): The Lubitsch touch, those glimmering fingerprints, are all over this velvet comedy (put out by the Criterion Collection). Silky-suave Herbert Marshall and kewpie-doll-cute Miriam Hopkins are lovers and thieves who connive to rob a... ... Full Article

The American Film Institute continues its "100 Years, 10,000 Lists" listmaking mania by updating its Top 100 American (And A Few British) Films Of All Time. ... Full Article

The movie's white-on-white deco sets were once the essence of modernity-and so was its worldly attitude. Obviously, Trouble in Paradise , which runs for a week in a new 35mm print to open Film Forum's 34-film Lubitsch retro, could not... ... Full Article

Jun 9, 1999 | T o get a sense of how desperate the state of contemporary romantic comedies has become, all you have to do is flip through a few of the women's magazines currently on the stands until you... ... Full Article

The ad is part of a heinous new breed that allegedly speak the language of modern women but really only reinforce the warped notion of some ad exec (who may even be a woman herself) about how simple and predictable... ... Full Article

From the Chicago Reader It's possible to prefer other Ernst Lubitsch films for their more serene stylings and more plangent emotions, but this 1932 production is probably the most perfectly representative of his works--the most Lubitschian Lubitsch. ... Full Article