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| Directed by | Norman Jewison |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Written by | Richard Alan Simmons (story) William Sackheim (story) Carl Reiner |
| Starring | James Garner Dick Van Dyke Elke Sommer Angie Dickinson Ethel Merman Carl Reiner |
| Music by | Cy Coleman |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Milton Carruth |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | 1965 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Art of Love is a 1965 comedy film starring James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, and Angie Dickinson. The film involves an American artist in Paris (Van Dyke) who fakes his own death in order to increase the worth of his paintings (new paintings keep "posthumously" hitting the market). His conniving pal (Garner) sells the paintings and withholds the proceeds while the artist toils in a shabby garret. Written by Richard Alan Simmons, William Sackheim, and Carl Reiner, and directed by Norman Jewison, the movie also features Carl Reiner and Ethel Merman.
Jewison noted in his autobiography that the film's flaw was that the script assumes that an artist's death guarantees a huge increase in the sales value of his paintings, which doesn't make sense in reality, and that this hurt audiences' responses to the movie enormously.
Cast
- James Garner .... Casey Barnett
- Dick Van Dyke .... Paul Sloane/Toulouse aka Picasso
- Elke Sommer .... Nikki
- Angie Dickinson .... Laurie Gibson
- Ethel Merman .... Madame Coco La Fontaine
- Carl Reiner .... Rodin
- Pierre Olaf .... Carnot
- Miiko Taka .... Chou Chou
- Roger C. Carmel .... Zorgus
- Irving Jacobson .... Mr. Fromkis
- Jay Novello .... Janitor
External links
- The Art of Love (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Art of Love at Allmovie
- James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
- James Garner interview at Archive of American Television
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