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Well, tonight then the first part of The Man Who Lived At The Ritz from 1989. Cast: Perry King - Philip Weber Joss Ackland - Hermann Göring Leslie Caron - Coco Chanel Sophie Barjac - Martine Fauvet David McCallum - Charlie Ritz John Grillo - von Behr and many more Story: This is a pretty-darn-good World War II movie. The Germans take over the Ritz Hotel in Paris. Perry King has lived there for years (and, so, is allowed to stay). Later, he befriends Field Marshall Herman Goering; (after noticing that one of Goering's "valuable" paintings is a forgery), he gets hired as his art expert. Later, he gets pulled into the Resistance movement. At this point, the story gets dangerous for him (and continues to the end). Coco Chanel (Leslie Caron) becomes his close friend; he loves one of Coco's models. I enjoy David McCallum's role, as the weak-kneed son of the famed Ritz owner (who also gets involved in the Resistance). It's a long movie (over 3 hours), so it fully paints each of the characters, and fleshes out the plot. - by dennisg-6 on IMDB Thoughts: Well, Philip sets up in Paris in 1927 and with his uncle's last will, he's allowed to live at the Ritz for good. We start with 1940 when Germany has occupied France and the higher Nazis like Göring, Göbbels and all are out to steal the French art and its masterpieces for themselves. Philip tries to stay neutral but it gets worse when he falls in love with one of Ms Chanel's girls, Lily from Poland. She asks him for help to flee but he can't, yet as he finds her dead at the hand of the Nazis, he changes his mind slowly. When Göring asks him for his expertise, he begins to become involved more and more since he's an art student. Soon enough, the doors are wide open for the Resistance and he meets Martine again. 

Now onto the second part. Since it's the same story, I only add my thoughts here: Philip becomes more and more involved with the Resistance and by helping Göring and his art, he finds out that someone close to him has to be a double agent. He first suspects Coco but as it turns out it's their mutual friend Armand who also plays tennis. However, Armand invites Philip to his castle where they could talk, yet Philip notices a statue which was in Göring's hands and is now in Armand's. The man wants to kill him but Philip turns the table around and has to flee. Being on the run, he has hunted by the Gestapo and Göring is disappointed. During a nightly chase, involving a motorcycle, Philip and Martine, who the Gestapo followed, they decide to jump into the Seine. Martine remains saved while Philip lets himself caught and in a cell, Göring lets his anger take over. Well, soon Mr Weber should be transported away but Göbbels steps in and let the man transfer to him, yet still Philip manages to escape and for some years helps the Resistance, along with Martine. However, when France is freed in August 1944 he's back at the Ritz, in his room - and Martine and celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany.

Be lucky if you can find a trailer online. Otherwise there are DVDs or downloads possible.

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A Parisian Conundrum: Cheval Blanc vs the Ritz

When it comes to high-end hotels on the Right Bank in Paris, how does one choose? One of the oldest is the Ritz, where the Spoiled Guest has stayed on multiple occasions. One of the newest is the Cheval Blanc, a creation of the LVMH luxury conglomerate headed by French business mogul Bernard Arnault, and sister to similarly luxurious hotel properties in St. Barth, St. Tropez, the Maldives, and…

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Shalom Harlow in the backstage of Atelier Versace 1995 Haute Couture Collection at Ritz Hotel, Paris.

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Waiters and chef, Hotel Ritz. Paris. 1969

Photo by Elliott Erwitt

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David Bailey - Charles of the Ritz Ad (Vogue Paris 1977)

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"I was surprised how much of my high-school French came back to me. Bogie was very proud of me speaking the language. It was very halting, but they understood me - vocabulary small, accent good. I felt mysterious and exciting speaking French… Immediately I could see how artistic the French were - the simplest food looked beautiful, the furniture, even farm furniture, had its own unique flavor and tremendous style. I told the driver to warn me before we reached Paris so I could prepare myself. I was breathless with anticipation. The green of the French countryside was unlike any green I had ever seen. Suddenly he said, 'You can see the Eiffel Tower - in about ten minutes we'll be in the center of Paris.' I held Bogie's hand tightly - I couldn't believe I would finally be there. I must have been French in another life, or why did it mean so much? And then there it was - Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, the Seine, Louvre, Left Bank - the beauty of it! My eyes were not big enough to take it all in. And then the Place Vendome and the Ritz Hotel, where we were going to live. Paris seemed so open - no crowded New York streets, no skyscrapers - the Paris sky so blue - our suite at the Ritz so romantic."

-Lauren Bacall on her first trip to France in 1951

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