Weaving several intriguing plotlines into one that culminates in an idyllic hotel paradise in Morocco, Claude Lelouch has created a stylish romantic adventure with AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Two strangers leading separate lives in different cities come together in this tale of mystery and fate. Valentin (Jeremy Irons) is an English jewel thief whose lifelong dream is to buy a sailboat and take a solo journey around the world; however, he is set off-course and winds up in Morocco. Jane (Patricia Kaas) is a Parisian cabaret singer who has just suffered a tough breakup with her band's trumpet player and has taken a job in Morocco to escape. Both Valentin and Jane are afflicted with a strange disease that causes them to periodically blackout, suffering amnesia after the incidents. A Moroccan doctor who is treating both of them makes their connection. With dramatic photography of its locations (London, Paris, and Morocco), sultry cabaret tunes that narrate the story, and an impressive cast in both quality and quantity, AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN takes the romantic adventure genre to new heights.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Executive Producer
Tania Zazulinsky: Executive Producer, AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (2003)
Executive Producer
Jean-Paul De Vidas: Executive Producer, AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (2003)
Review 1:
"...Sleek and sweeping....When Lelouch is in top form, as he is here, he is a master at spinning out suspense, laced with humor..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C4 08/01/2003
Review 2:
"...Lelouch interweaves past and present with exemplary ease....It gets us in the mood for love, always one of the pleasures we derive from the movies..."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.116 07/01/2003
Review 3:
"[S]elf-satirizing..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.29 01/09/2004
Review 4:
"...[Mr. Irons] is witty and morose....The director's undisguised pleasure in filming the world of his grandiose, sentimental dreams is contagious. His visual compositions are as lush and suave as the score by Michel Legrand..."
Source: New York Times
p.E10 08/01/2003