French Kiss

The Rom Com Rewrite

“If you didn’t think you had a thing for Kevin Kline before… that scene is gonna give you one.”

French Kiss Year: 1995 Written by: Adam Brooks Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan Stars: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton

Show notes:

Why is this film not easier to find (in the UK)?? This is one of the best rom coms on the market.

If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month’s film you can spool forward just over fourteen minutes into the episode.

In this episode we mention the films: I.Q.* (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110099/) Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pré (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112556/) Le Diner des Cons (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/) To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before* (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3846674/) Grease (1978) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/) My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/)

*Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.

Also, speaking of wine and the enjoyment of wine, Charles Adrian would like to recommend one of his favourite films, Uncorked (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9261218/)

Next month we are going to watch Anyone But You (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26047818/).

The ‘Much Ado’ that Lisa mentions towards the end of this episode is the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing.

In case of need, here is a list of all the Meg Ryan films featured on the podcast to date: Episode 8: Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/) Episode 12: Sleepless In Seattle (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/) Episode 27: You’ve Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/) Episode 34: When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) Episode 39: I.Q. (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110099/) Episode 40: French Kiss (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/)

If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

Thank you for listening!