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The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Actor(s): Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor
Director(s): Richard Brooks
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DVD Synopsis

Loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's Paradise Revisited, MGM's The Last Time I Saw Paris is a star-studded soap opera, luxuriously lensed by director Richard Brooks. In his last film as an MGM contractee, Van Johnson plays reporter Charles Wills, who while covering the VE Day celebrations in Paris, meets and falls in love with the gorgeous Helen Ellsworth (Elizabeth Taylor). Soon afterward, Charles and Helen are married. Charles supports his wife with a low-paying wire service job, devoting his evenings to writing a novel. After numerous rejections, Charles is more than willing to give up writing and live off the revenue of a Texas oil well in which he'd invested. As he squanders his newfound riches on creature comforts, he loses his literary ambitions and, slowly but surely, the love and devotion of his wife. His self-destructive behavior is halted only by a devastating tragedy. Donna Reed costars as Charles sister-in-law Marion, who carries a torch for him throughout the picture, and Eva Gabor contributes a supporting role. Since lapsing into public domain in 1982, The Last Time I Saw Paris has become a cable-TV and video-store fixture, though print quality varies sharply. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Elizabeth Taylor - Helen Ellswirth
Van Johnson - Charles Wills
Walter Pidgeon - James Ellswirth
Donna Reed - Marie Ellswirth
Eva Gabor - Lorraine Quarl


Editorial Review of DVD

Anyone who has seen Elizabeth Taylor in her prime can certainly testify to her remarkable beauty and powerful screen presence. In Roan Group Archival Entertainment and Troma Entertainment's release of The Last Time I Saw Paris, the lovely Mrs. Taylor is certainly in top form. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's -Babylon Revisited, this release of the classic 1954 melodrama has been digitally mastered and restored from the original source materials, and also contains a brand new Dolby Digital soundtrack. Though the lack of extra features may leave fans a bit wanting, the stellar cast, including Walter Pidgeon and Donna Reed, is sure to keep viewers enraptured in this memorable film. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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