Studiocanal is set to release a newly-restored version of the British
comedy classic Innocents in Paris. Directed by Gordon Parry (Third Time Lucky, Now Barabbas) and starring Alastair Sim (School for Scoundrels, The Green Man), this stunning new restoration will be available to own on Digital,
Blu-Ray and DVD from May 2 and on VOD from June 6.
This cinematic love letter to 1950s Paris nightlife features an outstanding
supporting cast, including Ronald Shiner (They Drive by Night, My Wife’s Family), Claire Bloom (Clash of The Titans, The Kings Speech), Margaret Rutherford (The Happiest Days of Your Life, The V.I.P’s), Claude Dauphin (Barbarella, The quiet American), Jimmy Edwards (The Bed Sitting Room, Three Men in A Boat), James Copeland (‘The Saint’, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes) as well as some notable cameos from the likes of
Kenneth Williams (The Carry On series), Laurence Harvey (The Manchurian Candidate, Room at The Top) and Christopher Lee (The Wicker Man, The Lord of The Rings).
Innocents in Paris features a motley collection of British
tourists on a wild and wonderful weekend in Paris, with each character
finding that the city welcomes them and changes their lives in different
ways.
An English diplomat (Sim) is on a working trip to obtain an agreement with
his Russian counterpart; a Royal Marine bandsman (Shiner) has a night out on
the tiles after winning a pool of the French currency held by all the
Marines in his band; a young woman (Bloom) is wined and dined by an older
Parisian man (Dauphin) who gives her a tour of Paris; an amateur artist
(Rutherford) searches out fellow painters on the Left Bank and in the
Louvre; a hearty Englishman (Edwards) spends the entire weekend in an
English-style pub; an archetypal Scotsman and Battle of Normandy veteran
(Copeland) finds love with a young French woman.
We had two copies of Innocents in Paris up for grabs.
The winners are:
James Dyble, Norwich
Siobhan Newton, Lincoln