New Kind of Love DVD

A New Kind of Love
A man falls for an exotic "bad girl," unaware he's already met the nice girl lurking beneath the surface, in this Romantic comedy. Samantha Blake (Joanne Woodward) works for a large department store in New York City as a sort of industrial spy; while ostensively a buyer, Blake's greatest responsibility is to find out what the hot new fashions are going to be, so her store can have cut-price knockoffs on the racks once they hit the boutiques. Samantha is flying to Paris with her co-workers Leena (Thelma Ritter) and Joe (George Tobias) when she meets Steve Sherman (Paul Newman), a no-nonsense reporter who has been assigned to cover the unveiling of the new designer lines. Samantha and Steve don't exactly hit it off, and after arriving in Paris, a depressed Samantha makes her way to a beauty salon after a few cocktails too many. Decked out in a new wig and dressed to the nines, Samantha bumps into Steve, who is convinced she's one of the city of lights' glamorous high-priced call girls. Samantha plays along, and Steve writes a story about her which proves to be a hit with his readers, but as she finds herself falling for Steve, she isn't sure how to tell him that she's really the mousy woman he met on his flight to Paris. A New Kind Of Love also features cameo appearances from Maurice Chevalier and Frank Sinatra, the latter of whom sings the title song. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Paul Newman as Steve Sherman Joanne Woodward as Samantha "Sam" Blake Thelma Ritter as Lena O'Connor Eva Gabor as Felicianne Courbeau George Tobias as Joseph Bergner Marvin Kaplan as Harry Gorman Maurice Chevalier as Himself Robert Clary as Albert Sardou Jan Moriarty as Suzanne Valerie Varda as Mrs. Chalmers Joan Staley as Stewardess

Crew Hal Pereira - Art Director Arthur Lonergan - Art Director Edith Head - Costume Designer Lanvin-Castille - Costume Designer Christian Dior - Costume Designer Yves Saint Laurent - Costume Designer Pierre Cardin - Costume Designer Melville Shavelson - Director Frank Bracht - Editor Leith Stevens - Composer (Music Score) Erroll Garner - Composer (Music Score) Pierre Norman Connor - Songwriter Leo Robin - Songwriter Sammy Fain - Songwriter Richard A. Whiting - Songwriter Wally Westmore - Makeup Daniel L. Fapp - Cinematographer Melville Shavelson - Producer James W. Payne - Set Designer Sam Comer - Set Designer Melville Shavelson - Screenwriter Irving Kahal - Featured Music Lorenz Hart - Featured Music

A New Kind of Love
Considering the star power that it packs and the fact that it's a romantic comedy set in Paris, one would expect A New Kind of Love to be a much better film than it is. Sadly, this Love is anything but new, and what could have been a charming and funny little piece of fluff is instead tired and sometimes exasperating. It's helped along by its cast and its fashions, but New ends up being at best moderately entertaining. Chief blame lies with Melville Shavelson, who wrote, directed and produced the film. His production is fine; if there's not enough actual on-location filming in Paris, there's still plenty of haute couture on display and the general physical production is polished. But the story is trite and decidedly dated in its male-female attitudes, the dialogue is inconsistent in its wit, the would-be satire lacks bite and there are far too few surprises along the way. His direction is perhaps a bit better, but terribly uneven, and he makes the already-questionable fantasy sequences fall flat on their faces. New does feature the talents of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and their sheer charisma adds a lot to the film. But neither is at his/her best here, with Newman in particular a bit awkward at times. The supporting cast, however, doesn't disappoint, with Thelma Ritter, as usual, taking top honors in the kind of role she could play with her eyes shut. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 

Edith Head: Academy, Best Color Costume Design (nominated) Joanne Woodward: Golden Globe, Best Actress - Musical or Comedy (nominated) Leith Stevens: Academy, Best Adapted Score (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 tvs Dolby Digital English Mono English subtitles MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 110 min Part of Series: Paramount Widescreen Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Stampede! [5:37] 2. Hard Work [11:36] 3. Airport Bar [3:22] 4. This Is Paris [4:52] 5. Un-American [15:48] 6. Religious Holiday [9:06] 7. Tribe of Bachelors [2:35] 8. St. Catherine Speaks [5:27] 9. Authentic Women [8:03] 10. Football & Bicycles [9:44] 11. Girlish Talk [5:56] 12. Back on the Job [5:21] 13. What's She Doing Now? [5:31] 14. Lina Resigns [3:18] 15. Scarlet Lady [4:26] 16. Touchdown! [9:31]