{"id":28873,"date":"2012-12-03T13:32:57","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28873"},"modified":"2021-01-09T16:35:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T23:35:52","slug":"lets-make-love-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28873","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Make Love (1960)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Oh, there&#8217;ll be children&#8230; Lots of children!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Poster.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the advice of a consultant (Tony Randall), billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand) attends a rehearsal of a musical show mocking his image, intending to shut it down &#8212; but he immediately becomes smitten with its star, sexy singer Amanda Dell (Marilyn Monroe), and decides instead to go along with her assumption that he&#8217;s a Clement-impersonator hoping for a bit part in the show.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>George Cukor Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe Films<\/li>\n<li>Millionaires<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Tony Randall Films<\/li>\n<li>Yves Montand Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMarilyn Monroe&#8217;s second-to-last feature &#8212; made between <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28643\"><em>Some Like it Hot<\/em> (1959)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37291\"><em>The Misfits<\/em> (1961)<\/a> &#8212; shows clear evidence of her growing comfort with fully inhabiting a nuanced role. While she&#8217;s still indubitably a sex-symbol first and foremost (she wears some of her most revealing outfits throughout the film, including body stockings and leotards), she&#8217;s also very much playing a real person here &#8212; someone with genuine compassion for both her current boyfriend (a troubled singer played by Frankie Vaughan) and the man (Montand) she believes is an out-of-work actor needing pointers on how to break into show business. She&#8217;s neither dumb (she attends night school) nor a gold-digger &#8212; and while she might represent too much of an archetypal &#8220;mother figure&#8221; for modern feminist tastes, she&#8217;s someone we can&#8217;t help feeling empathy with throughout the storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Montand is surprisingly well-cast as a billionaire needing to be coached on his performance style (by Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, and Gene Kelly in brief cameos) in order to win Monroe&#8217;s heart. Despite his reputation as an unrepentant ladies&#8217; man, one gets the genuine impression that he really does want to find someone who will love him for himself &#8212; thus turning him into somewhat of a blithering idiot when faced with the woman he hopes will become his life-partner. Indeed, we feel a surprising amount of compassion for him as he finds himself (nicely) rejected time and again, once he&#8217;s distanced from the comfortable trappings of his money and reputation. Meanwhile, he and Monroe possess a natural chemistry together that makes sense, given the real-life affair they embarked upon for a brief while.<\/p>\n<p>With all that said, the film is certainly not without its flaws, and most critics view it as a decidedly lesser entry in both actors&#8217; oeuvres. Randall&#8217;s character barely registers at all, while Monroe&#8217;s romance with Vaughan is given far too little depth to help us understand his character as anything other than the conveniently plot-driven &#8220;romantic rival&#8221; Montand must defeat. Meanwhile, the cameos by Berle et al. come across as somewhat contrived. However, the strength of the two lead performances &#8212; as well as some knock-out numbers performed by Monroe (most notably her pole-dance rendition to Cole Porter&#8217;s &#8220;My Heart Belongs to Daddy&#8221;), and a fine supporting performance by Wilfrid Hyde-White as Montand&#8217;s no-nonsense business front &#8212; make this one worth at least a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yves Montand as Jean-Marc Clement<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Montand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Montand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Montand.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Montand-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Montand-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marilyn Monroe as Amanda<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Monroe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Monroe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Monroe.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Monroe-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Monroe-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wilfrid Hyde-White as George Welch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Hyde-White.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Hyde-White.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Hyde-White.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Hyde-White-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Hyde-White-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monroe performing several enjoyably provocative numbers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Heart-Daddy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Heart-Daddy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Heart-Daddy.png 850w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Heart-Daddy-128x56.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Lets-Make-Love-Heart-Daddy-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though I personally recommend it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054022\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1960\/09\/09\/archives\/the-screen-milton-berle-steals-show-in-lets-make-lovecomedian-lends.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s478monroe.html\">DVD Savant Review <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=4715\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/lets-make-love\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Oh, there&#8217;ll be children&#8230; Lots of children!&#8221; Synopsis: On the advice of a consultant (Tony Randall), billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand) attends a rehearsal of a musical show mocking his image, intending to shut it down &#8212; but he immediately becomes smitten with its star, sexy singer Amanda Dell (Marilyn Monroe), and decides instead to go along with her assumption that he&#8217;s a Clement-impersonator hoping for a bit part in the show. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Actors and Actresses&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28873\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28873"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62556,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28873\/revisions\/62556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}