The New Yorker

1998 1 hour 15 minutes
70/100

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Skirt-chasing Gaul Alfred and comely American tourist Alice meet by chance and strike up a rapport during her whirlwind vacation in the City of Lights. Alas, Alice is soon jetting back over the Atlantic, which leaves the smitten Alfred hopelessly bereft, heartbroken, and determined to win her back. In a fit of desperation, he books a flight and follows in hot pursuit, settling in the Big Apple; his decision to set foot on a plane, however, represents the first of many disasters to befall him. In the course of Alfred's trip, the airline loses his luggage, and when he finally reaches Alice's doorstep, she isn't dazzled to see him but instead rather disgusted - she doesn't hesitate to tell him to beat it. Never one to relent, the ever-persistent Alfred grows convinced that she will eventually buckle, and decides to settle in Manhattan until that moment arrives and takes a job as a dog-sitter for the seedy businessman Farrakhan.

Released

9th December 1998

27 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 15 minutes

Finishes at 8:12am

Ratings and awards

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    5.9/10

  • TMDb Logo

    80%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    70%

Directed by

Benoît Graffin

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Written by

Benoît Graffin, David Bock

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