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After Funny Face, Audrey returned to Paris to shoot her second film with Billy Wilder, the romantic comedy Love in the Afternoon. Audrey played Ariane, a naïve cello student who becomes infatuated with the rich playboy being investigated by her private detective father [Maurice Chevalier]. The 55 year old Gary Cooper was chosen to play the male lead opposite a 27 year old Audrey, highlighting a trend to cast the young actress alongside Hollywood's older men. Cooper looked old enough to be her father, which marred the film with allegations of bad taste and cradle snatching. Audrey became very fond of Cooper and defended him vehemently ...he's not trying to fool anyone. He's supposed to be a man of fifty, that's the whole point of the story. A voiceover was added at the end of the picture to reassure sensitive American viewers that the immoral couple would be married. In Europe, however, the film was a big success. Cooper said admiringly of Audrey I've been in pictures over thirty years, but I've never had a more exciting leading lady... She puts more energy and life into her acting than anyone I've ever met. Post Lot Text This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.
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Overall good condition, with wear, creasing and minor image loss to corners and edges commensurate with age and use, some silvering, soiling verso.
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