Trouble in Paradise 1932

Critics score:
91 / 100

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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: In virtually every scene the lively imagination of the German producer shines forth and it seems as though he were the only person in Hollywood who could have turned out such an effective entertainment from such a feathery story. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: It's possible to prefer other Ernst Lubitsch films for their more serene stylings and more plangent emotions, but this 1932 production is probably the most perfectly representative of his works. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It is about people who are almost impossibly adult, in that fanciful movie way -- so suave, cynical, sophisticated, smooth and sure that a lifetime is hardly long enough to achieve such polish. They glide. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: It's a movie that feels both of its time and ahead of all the times that have followed. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The situations are adult. The sexual innuendo is pointed and unmistakable. There's a golden glow to the print, and the actresses are extraordinary. Read more

TIME Magazine: Trouble in Paradise is a triumph of direction and decor which could have been accomplished only by that scowling, heavy-jowled Teuton who is Paramount's chief contribution to the civilized cinema, Ernst Lubitsch. Read more

Time Out: If ever a film slipped down a treat, this one does. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Despite the Lubitsch artistry, much of which is technically apparent, it's not good cinema in toto. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: This comedy of jewel thieves is itself the prize sparkler of Lubitsch's enterprising career. Read more