The Art of Love

directed by Norman Jewison
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1965
Date Added:11/05/2023
Date Watched:11/05/2023
Description:Painter Paul (Dick Van Dyke), who lives in Paris, can't sell a painting. His friend Casey (James Garner) comes up with an idea for Paul to fake suicide to make his paintings popular. Then Paul sees Nikki (Elke Sommer) throw herself into the river. He jumps in and saves her, which makes the story of his own suicide easier for Casey to sell. He begins unloading Paul's paintings for big case. Meanwhile, Nikki falls in love with Paul, but he resists because he's engaged to Laurie (Angie Dickinson). Then Laurie shows up in Paris and Casey falls in love with her, and she with him. When Paul finds out about this, he decides to frame Casey for his own murder. Casey is arrested and sentenced to be guillotined. Paul shows up at the last minute, claiming amnesia. Casey ends up with Laurie and Paul ends up with Nikki.
My Rating:5

Reviews for The Art of Love

Review - Art of Love, The

With the stars it had, this should have been a better movie. The problems include a rather dark plot for a comedy, with the two friends willing to betray each other for money and love. There's also a lot of overacting by Van Dyke, and a lot of unresolved plot holes. It was too sketchy to be taken seriously and too serious to be a comedy.

Reviewed by Roger on 2023-11-05 16:07:11

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