A concierge to fall in love with
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | A concierge to fall in love with |
| Original title | For love or money |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| script |
Lawrence Konner , Mark Rosenthal |
| production |
David T. Friendly , Brian Grazer |
| music | Bruce Broughton |
| camera | Oliver Wood |
| cut | Jim Miller |
| occupation | |
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A Concierge To Fall In Love With is a 1993 comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld . The comedy stars Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar . The film was shown in France under the title Le Concierge du Bradbury , in Italy under 'Amore coninteresti ', in Spain under Conserje a su medida , in Argentina under Por amor o por dinero and in Poland under Pieniądze albo miłość .
action
Doug Ireland is the concierge of a luxury hotel in New York City . There is hardly a wish that he cannot fulfill the guests. They usually thank them with a generous tip , the so-called "50 dollar handshake". One day, Doug plans to open his own hotel with the tips he keeps on saving. He secured the option to buy a potential property some time ago , but now needs $ 3 million before the deadline to turn the vacant building into a dream hotel.
A hotel guest, the wealthy Christian Hanover, could be an investor in the planned hotel. In return, he asks Doug to take care of his girlfriend in his absence. This turns out to be Andy Hart, with whom Doug would have liked to go out himself. Over time, Doug gets closer to Andy and even shows her the potential object.
His feelings for Andy put him in a bind , because he hopes for help from Hanover of all places. He's also got Ed Drinkwater from the tax investigation on his back. Hanover feigns Doug that he can avoid prosecution by the tax authorities if he - as a sham deal - overwrite the property.
When Andy is on the way to the airport with Hanover, he reveals that the tax inspector occasionally works for him to put pressure on people who do business with him - in which case he wants to steal the lucrative property from Doug. Andy then angrily ends the love affair with him and leaves the vehicle. Doug, however, learns that Hanover does not really love Andy and has no plans to part with his wife as promised, and tears up the prepared contracts.
In the end, Doug and Andy get married. Doug surprisingly receives a loan from Harry Wegman, a hotel guest whom he had helped with marital problems and who accidentally received the project documents for the property, and can soon open the hotel.
background
- The facade of "The Pierre" in New York City served as the backdrop for the Bradbury .
Reviews
James Berardinelli praised Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar and criticized the script .
Publications
The German-language DVD was released in November 2005.
Remarks
- Bruce Broughton contributed the score as a friendship - as a good friend and neighbor of the director Barry Sonnenfeld.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for a concierge to fall in love with . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2005 (PDF; test number: 70 406 DVD).
- ↑ www.tajhotels.com ( Memento of the original from August 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 'ReelViews'
- ↑ Universal
Web links
- For Love or Money in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- For Love at rotten tomatoes (English)