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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097363415343
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Running Time: 128 minutes
Sales Rank: 48319
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Claude Lelouch may never be the most profound director in the world, but he sure knows how to whip up a catchy distraction. And Now Ladies & Gentlemen finds Lelouch in a skippy, unpredictable mode. Jeremy Irons, who seems to be enjoying himself enormously, is a thief who sets out on a sailing voyage, only to fetch up in Morocco after he blacks out at the helm. There he meets sultry singer Patricia Kaas (her first acting role); it turns out they both might have brain tumors. Did someone say this is a romantic comedy? It is, complete with musical numbers (Kaas glides through a cozy cross-section of French pop music, including the theme from A Man and a Woman, Lelouch's '60s smash). The movie's all over the place, and it spins its wheels for the final half-hour, but there are certain kinds of romantics who will find this sort of thing irresistible. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Unambitious but entertaining fluff
Sometimes it's a director's least ambitious films that are their most satisfying. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... may just be a piece of romantic fluff from Claude Lelouch, but it's entertaining romantic fluff that doesn't outstay its welcome even at the 128-minute mark. Lelouch is a talented director whose ambition is only rarely matched by his material, usually overcompensating with impressive technique that fails to hide the thinness of the story and characters. While no-one could ever mistake ... Read More
Rating:  - Good escapism
Just a short line to say I enjoyed this, quirky as it was.
Rating: - Another Man and Another Woman 36 Years Later
Claude Lelouch's "And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen" ... (2002) tries to
be a lot of things. It has the elements of romance, thriller, and drama
and much more. It could be called "Another Man and Another Woman 36
years later" and it takes us to London, Paris, and Morocco. A
successful and creative jewel thief Valentin (Jeremy Irons) sails alone
around the world. The fate brings him to Morocco where he meets a night
singer Jean (Patricia Kaas) who hopes to escape from ... Read More
Rating: - Good fun, great music
This film may not be as powerful and profound as Lelouch's incredible 1995 "Les Miserables", but it's highly enjoyable and intelligent. It entertains with stories of jewel thefts and amnesia, while at the same gently poking fun at the romanticisation of melancholy. The restrained brooding of the main characters is a sharp contrast to the gorgeous landscapes around them and the cheerfulness of others, and somehow you can't help but chuckle at the antics of these two as they meander their way into a romance. ... Read More
Rating: - Unambitious but entertaining fluff
Sometimes it's a director's least ambitious films that are their most satisfying. And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... may just be a piece of romantic fluff from Claude Lelouch, but it's entertaining romantic fluff that doesn't outstay its welcome even at the 128-minute mark. Lelouch is a talented director whose ambition is only rarely matched by his material, usually overcompensating with impressive technique that fails to hide the thinness of the story and characters. While no-one could ever mistake And Now... ... Read More
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