What a Farce about Nothing!A Billy Wilder fare, this is one good movie spoofing the oldest profession in the world-the streetwalker. In a world where every streetwalker has a Mac (a pimp) who takes money from her so that she felt owned, Irma found the persona of Jack Lemmon.
To get her off the street, he impersonates a British Lord and gives her 500 francs per night twice weekly, just to play cards. To get that money, he slogs the whole night long at the Paris market. some funny moments here, though
It was fun when I first saw it during my teen years but the fun seems to be thin at best now.
Watchable fare especially to see a young Shirley Maclaine in the role of Irma La Douce or Irma the Nice
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