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The Art of Love

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Having failed to establish himself as a painter in Paris, Paul Sloane (Dick Van Dyke) decides to return home to his wealthy girlfriend, Laurie Gibson (Angie Dickinson). His roommate, Casey Barnett (James Garner), argues that Paul should fake his own suicide, which will make his paintings much more popular. With Paul presumably dead, demand for his work soars. When Casey grows wealthy selling it off and begins courting Laurie, an angry, Paul frames his deceitful friend for his murder.

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Time Out 05/06/2013
The script's few good ideas are soon flogged to death, although it all becomes interestingly tasteless towards the end. Go to Full Review Eugene Archer New York Times 05/06/2013
1.5/5
Nobody demands probability from a farce, but this one keeps its hapless actors so busy explaining what is going on that they have no time to stay for laughs. Go to Full Review TIME Magazine 05/06/2013
On the back lot at Universal City, Love creates a cardboard Paris and fills it with evidence that 1965 is a dull year abroad. Go to Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 05/06/2013
Complications arise when Van Dyke returns and discovers Garner's scam. He is not impressed. Neither will you be. Go to Full Review TV Guide 05/06/2013
2.5/4
Good cast handles the material well but the film is so bloated with lunacy that it is hard to keep up with. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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S R @ScottR 11/06/2023 Silly and ridiculous, but I laughed out loud at the randomness. It's not perfect, but it gets some of it right. Great cast. Saw on TCM. See more 07/14/2022 It's a great movie, hilarious! See more 03/04/2021 In my opinion, this is a pretty good film. It will give you a few good laughs. Isn't that the reason we watch romantic comedies? It is not thought provoking but is great way to pass a quiet evening. See more 09/18/2017 Cute, cute, cute. of course, I'm an artist. See more 03/28/2016 reminded of a non-musical 'an american in paris" See more 04/24/2008 It's been a long long time since I seen this one, but I thought it was a really funny plot where a poor artist fakes his death to sell his paintings and then James Garner (Maverick) get accused of his murder and has to be saved from the Guillotine. Really good cast. See more Read all reviews
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Norman Jewison

Director

James Garner

Casey Barnett

Dick Van Dyke

Paul Sloane

Elke Sommer

Nikki

Angie Dickinson

Laurie Gibson

Ethel Merman

Madame Coco La Fontaine
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Synopsis Having failed to establish himself as a painter in Paris, Paul Sloane (Dick Van Dyke) decides to return home to his wealthy girlfriend, Laurie Gibson (Angie Dickinson). His roommate, Casey Barnett (James Garner), argues that Paul should fake his own suicide, which will make his paintings much more popular. With Paul presumably dead, demand for his work soars. When Casey grows wealthy selling it off and begins courting Laurie, an angry, Paul frames his deceitful friend for his murder.
Director
Norman Jewison
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m