The Last Time I Saw Paris

Released Nov 18, 1954

1 hr. 56 min.

Drama

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70%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

2,500+ Ratings

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Reporter Charles Wills (Van Johnson), in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth (Elizabeth Taylor) following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion (Donna Reed). After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel -- until a sudden tragedy changes everything.

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Almost good. It was tedious and frustrating, but at the same time well made and well acted. I wish they would have been able to have more of Paris to show its eccentricities. Saw on TCM.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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James B

Taylor is at the height of her beauty. One and a half stars for the eye candy factor. Among other things, the editing is horrendous.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/23

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Great cast . Drags on a bit, but a good story and setting in Paris

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/30/21

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Audience Member

Sad …..ends with forgiveness and love❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/16/21

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Audience Member

A beautiful, emotional, firework show of a film that greatly touches upon everything. War, romance, sickness, and more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Blobbo asks: did you know Albert Brooks' real last name was Einstein? Not really. But slow slow movie allows much time for this, and other ponderings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Richard Brooks

Director

Elizabeth Taylor

Helen Ellswirth

Van Johnson

Charles Wills

Walter Pidgeon

James Ellswirth

Donna Reed

Marion Ellswirth

Eva Gabor

Mrs. Lorraine Quarl

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TIME Magazine

This picture tries to please everybody. It won't.

Mar 23, 2011

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Variety Staff

Variety

An engrossing romantic drama that tells a good story with fine performances and an overall honesty of dramatic purpose.

Apr 8, 2008

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

What is to be said of such a picture? The story is trite. The motivations are thin. The writing is glossy and pedestrian. The acting is pretty much forced.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 25, 2006

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The film struggles with its bathetic components.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 10, 2023

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Robert Bingham

The Reporter

I certainly wouldn't trouble you with a description of this abysmal film.

Jan 25, 2022

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Somewhat engrossing but too much a dull and heavy-handed tragic melodrama.

Rated: B-

May 27, 2015

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Synopsis

Reporter Charles Wills (Van Johnson), in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth (Elizabeth Taylor) following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion (Donna Reed). After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel -- until a sudden tragedy changes everything.

Director: Richard Brooks
Screenwriter: Richard Brooks, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Distributor: Hollywood Classics, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Take 2 Video, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., Navarre Entertainment, Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us]
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 1954, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009

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