French Kiss 1995

French Kiss 1995 Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline

My romantic comedy phase continues. French Kiss was on television on the weekend, and I have to say it is lovely for a light summer evening's entertainment. Kevin Kline is brilliant as the slightly rough around the edges Frenchman, Luc.  Even though he is of course not French, he is hilarious. And Meg Ryan is adorable and doing what she does best as Kate, the uptight yuppie trying to win her fiancee back.

Now, remember, Kevin Kline's character is pronounced Lee-ook. And you must hum La Mer (or Bobby Darrin's Beyond the Sea) as you are reading this. If you need a memory jog, here is the YouTube of Luc (Kline) singing it to Kate-La Mer! 

En route to Paris

Kate: [singing] I hate Paris in the springtime/I hate Paris in the fall/I hate Paris in the summer when it sizzles/I hate Paris in the winter when it drizzles/I hate Paris, oh why oh why do I hate Paris?/Because my love is there... with his SLUT girlfriend.

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Luc: [on Kate's fear of flying] I'm curious how you got around your whole life, or do you just stay in your house with the doors locked?
Kate: I get around as nature intended: in a car.

Luc Teyssier

Luc: For me, bullshit is like breathing.

Kate: You lost your birthright in one hand of poker?
Luc: I'm an asshole. What can I tell you?

Du fromage?

Kate: Did you know that there are four hundred and fifty-two official government cheeses in this country? Don't you think that's incredible? To come up with four hundred and fifty-two ways of classifying what is basically a bacterial process?
Luc: You would prefer one cheese? One cheeseburger to put it on and one restaurant to eat it in?
Kate: I'm saying I *like* the cheese. God!

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Kate:Spasm! Spasm! Oh, God, here it comes... lactose intolerance! 

Les rues de Paris!

Kate: [to Luc] You'll become one of those hunchbacked, lonely old men, sitting in the corner of a crowded cafe, mumbling to yourself, "My ass is twitching. You people make my ass twitch."

At Cartier

Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon: I must come to Canada someday. You are a very sympathetic people.
Kate: Well, actually, I'm not really a Canadian. In fact, I'm... currently without country.

Awwwww.....

Luc: And I am thinking, you should not be flying anywhere.
Kate: I shouldn't?
Luc: No, in fact, I am sure of it. I am thinking, I want you.
Kate:You want me?
Luc: That's all. I want you.

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So sweet! Now I want to watch it again. I am adding this one to my collection so I can watch it whenever I want. Perhaps the next time I have a headache? Or a cold? Add a cup of tea  (avec le fromage et un biscuit?) and it would be parfait!