You know that one line from that one movie that perfectly and concisely sums up the entire plot? One of my favorites is from the Audrey Hepburn film called Love in the Afternoon, which was released in Europe under the title, Ariane. If you haven’t seen it, you must, even just for the glamorous costumes alone! It’s set in beautiful, mid-century Paris. Audrey plays the very lovely, but very naïve Ariane. She’s the daughter of a private detective specializing in affaires d’amour, played by the ever-charming Maurice Chevalier. By a twist of fate, Ariane meets the subject of one of her father’s investigations – an extravagantly rich, handsome, (and much older) American playboy by the name of Mr. Flannagan (Gary Cooper), and when the two instantly fall for each other, Ariane coyly, and quite humorously, tries to convince him that she is just as well versed in the ways of love as he is, using all the cases in her father’s files as inspiration. Continue reading “Champagne Poached Pears”
Rebecca Sherrow 