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Georges (Depardieu) is a Frenchman hoping to get a visa into the United States. Brontë ([=MacDowell=]), is a brash American woman hoping to get an apartment, but the co-op board of the apartment building is accepting only married couples, not singles. They band together for mutual convenience and make a show marriage. The two dislike each other immediately, but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love, leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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Georges (Depardieu) is a Frenchman hoping to get a visa into Permanent Resident Card--in common parlance, a "green card"--allowing him to live in the United States. Brontë ([=MacDowell=]), is a brash American woman hoping to get an apartment, but the co-op board of the apartment building is accepting only married couples, not singles. They band together for mutual convenience and make a show marriage. The two dislike each other immediately, but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love, leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying Brontë will allow him to get a green card (U.S. residence permit) and avoid deportation.
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* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying Brontë will allow him to get a green card (U.S. residence permit) and avoid deportation.
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* LegFocus: As both Brontë and Georges are separately getting undressed for bed and the air is thick with sexual tension, she sticks out a long leg and peels off some hose.
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* ShesGotLegs: As both Brontë and Georges are separately getting undressed for bed and the air is thick with sexual tension, she sticks out a long leg and peels off some hose.
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* MeaningfulEcho: When writing his absurd fake love letter from Africa to Brontë, Georges ends it by saying that he will ask her every day, "When are you coming, cherie?" At the end as they are tearfully parting at the airport, he says "I write every day. And the letters will will always say the same thing. 'When are you coming, cherie?'" He is, of course, inviting her to come live with him in France.
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* MeaningfulEcho: When writing his absurd fake love letter from Africa to Brontë, Georges ends it by saying that he will ask her every day, "When are you coming, cherie?" At the end as they are tearfully parting at the airport, parting, he says "I write every day. And the letters will will always say the same thing. 'When are you coming, cherie?'" He is, of course, inviting her to come live with him in France.
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* SayingTooMuch: How Georges blows the interview and winds up getting deported. Georges, supposedly proving that he knows Brontë, rattles all kinds of info like exactly how tall she is and what color her tooth brush is. Gorsky from INS asks what brand of face cream Brontë uses. Georges gets this wrong (or rather, he gets it right and doubts himself and then gets it wrong). Then he says "''That's the only answer I keep forgetting''." Gorsky picks up on this immediately, gives him a hard look, and says "You remember all the other answers?" And with that the jig is up and Georges confesses.
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* SayingTooMuch: How Georges blows the interview and winds up getting deported. Georges, supposedly proving that he knows Brontë, rattles all kinds of info like exactly how tall she is and what color her tooth brush is. Gorsky from INS asks what brand of face cream Brontë uses. Georges gets this wrong (or rather, he gets it right and doubts himself and then gets it wrong). Then he says absent-mindedly mutters to himself "''That's the only answer I keep forgetting''." Gorsky picks up on this immediately, gives him a hard look, and says "You remember all the other answers?" And with that the jig is up and Georges confesses.
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** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out, nor will they interview your neighbors, nor will they expect you to know minutiae like your partner's choice of face cream. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
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** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out, nor will they interview your neighbors, nor will they expect you to know minutiae like your partner's choice of face cream. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, pictures (Brontë and Georges fake the pictures), or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
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* MeetCute: An engineered one, as Brontë and Georges are introduced so they can get hitched in a marriage of convenience.
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A 1990 romantic comedy film directed by Creator/PeterWeir, starring Creator/AndieMacDowell and Creator/GerardDepardieu.
Georges (Depardieu), a Frenchman hoping to get a visa into the United States, and Brontë ([=MacDowell=]), a brash American woman hoping to get an apartment in a posh Manhattan neighborhood populated mainly by married couples, band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately, but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love, leading to an atypical ending for the format...
Georges (Depardieu), a Frenchman hoping to get a visa into the United States, and Brontë ([=MacDowell=]), a brash American woman hoping to get an apartment in a posh Manhattan neighborhood populated mainly by married couples, band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately, but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love, leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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* MeaningfulEcho: When writing his absurd fake love letter from Africa to Brontë, Georges ends it by saying that he will ask her every day, "When are you coming, cherie?" At the end as they are tearfully parting at the airport, he says "I write every day. And the letters will will always say the same thing. 'When are you coming, cherie?'" He is, of course, inviting her to come live with him in France.
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** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
** At the same time the movie omits an easy check that INS absolutely ''would'' do. Georges and Bronte come up with a cockamamie story, explaining away Georges' extended absence by him being on safari in Africa. The problem is that this cover story would be exploded by simply checking Georges' passport, which a RealLife INS officer absolutely would do at the interview. Georges' passport obviously would not have any entry or exit stamps to anywhere in Africa.
** At the same time the movie omits an easy check that INS absolutely ''would'' do. Georges and Bronte come up with a cockamamie story, explaining away Georges' extended absence by him being on safari in Africa. The problem is that this cover story would be exploded by simply checking Georges' passport, which a RealLife INS officer absolutely would do at the interview. Georges' passport obviously would not have any entry or exit stamps to anywhere in Africa.
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** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out.out, nor will they interview your neighbors, nor will they expect you to know minutiae like your partner's choice of face cream. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
** At the sametime time, however, the movie omits an easy check that INS absolutely ''would'' do. Georges and Bronte come up with a cockamamie story, explaining away Georges' extended absence by him being on safari in Africa. The problem is that this cover story would be exploded by simply checking Georges' passport, which a RealLife INS officer absolutely would do at the interview. Georges' passport obviously would not have any entry or exit stamps to anywhere in Africa.
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* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Brontë has a neighbor, Mrs. Bird, who is maybe four feet tall. She's a cranky old lady who complains about the INS coming by to interview her about Georges and Brontë.
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* RomComJob: Georges is a composer. Brontë is a gardener/landscape artist who specializes in making over barren, rubble-strewn bits of urban decay into green spaces.
* SayingTooMuch: How Georges blows the interview and winds up getting deported. Georges, supposedly proving that he knows Brontë, rattles all kinds of info like exactly how tall she is and what color her tooth brush is. Gorsky from INS asks what brand of face cream Brontë uses. Georges gets this wrong (or rather, he gets it right and doubts himself and then gets it wrong). Then he says "''That's the only answer I keep forgetting''." Gorsky picks up on this immediately, gives him a hard look, and says "You remember all the other answers?" And with that the jig is up and Georges confesses.
* ShesGotLegs: As both Brontë and Georges are separately getting undressed for bed and the air is thick with sexual tension, she sticks out a long leg and peels off some hose.
** ToplessnessFromTheBack follows before Brontë gets into pajamas.
* SayingTooMuch: How Georges blows the interview and winds up getting deported. Georges, supposedly proving that he knows Brontë, rattles all kinds of info like exactly how tall she is and what color her tooth brush is. Gorsky from INS asks what brand of face cream Brontë uses. Georges gets this wrong (or rather, he gets it right and doubts himself and then gets it wrong). Then he says "''That's the only answer I keep forgetting''." Gorsky picks up on this immediately, gives him a hard look, and says "You remember all the other answers?" And with that the jig is up and Georges confesses.
* ShesGotLegs: As both Brontë and Georges are separately getting undressed for bed and the air is thick with sexual tension, she sticks out a long leg and peels off some hose.
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* StrawVegetarian: To make the audience root for Brontë and Georges, her boyfriend Phil has to be a RomanticFalseLead. So Phil's made out to be annoying and pretentious by making him a vegetarian who is extremely snooty about it. When Phil says he doesn't eat meat a surprised Georges says "Why?" Later, when Georges is throwing Phil out of Brontë's apartment he yells "I do not like vegetarians!"
* TitleDrop: A couple of times, like when Gorsky the INS guy mentions "illegal aliens marrying for residency status and a green card."
* VoiceoverLetter: Actually read out loud, as Brontë and Georges write out fake love letters that they supposedly sent each other while he was in Africa.
* WeddingRingRemoval: For much of the film Brontë is doing this routinely, putting on the ring for, say, meeting an INS official, while taking it off while she is going about her daily business. In fact it's her putting the ring back on at the end that shows she's committing to the marriage.
* TitleDrop: A couple of times, like when Gorsky the INS guy mentions "illegal aliens marrying for residency status and a green card."
* VoiceoverLetter: Actually read out loud, as Brontë and Georges write out fake love letters that they supposedly sent each other while he was in Africa.
* WeddingRingRemoval: For much of the film Brontë is doing this routinely, putting on the ring for, say, meeting an INS official, while taking it off while she is going about her daily business. In fact it's her putting the ring back on at the end that shows she's committing to the marriage.
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* HollywoodLaw: Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
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** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]][[/note]]
** At the same time the movie omits an easy check that INS absolutely ''would'' do. Georges and Bronte come up with a cockamamie story, explaining away Georges' extended absence by him being on safari in Africa. The problem is that this cover story would be exploded by simply checking Georges' passport, which a RealLife INS officer absolutely would do at the interview. Georges' passport obviously would not have any entry or exit stamps to anywhere in Africa.
** Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general greatly overestimates the difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.
** At the same time the movie omits an easy check that INS absolutely ''would'' do. Georges and Bronte come up with a cockamamie story, explaining away Georges' extended absence by him being on safari in Africa. The problem is that this cover story would be exploded by simply checking Georges' passport, which a RealLife INS officer absolutely would do at the interview. Georges' passport obviously would not have any entry or exit stamps to anywhere in Africa.
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* HollywoodLaw: Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, the movie in general [[ArtisticLicense overestimates the difficulty]] of obtaining a green card in this situation.
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* HollywoodLaw: Immigration is not going to come to your house to scope you out. In fact, for RuleOfDrama, the movie in general [[ArtisticLicense greatly overestimates the difficulty]] difficulty of obtaining a green card in this situation.[[note]]What actually happens? You make an application and get an appointment. You go to the immigration office for an interview where the official checks your ID papers and your wedding license. You provide a little proof that you're really married and living together, like bills, or pictures, or testimonials from people who know you. Then you get your green card, unless there's a specific reason not to issue it, like a criminal conviction.[[/note]]
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* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying Brontë will allow him to get a green card (U.S. residence permit) and avoid deportation.
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* MarriageBeforeRomance: Brontë and Georges join in a sham marriage to get a green card to the US and a good apartment. They can't stand each other, and are hunted by the INS, before they realise they love each other.
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* MarriageBeforeRomance: Brontë Brontë and Georges join in a sham marriage to get a green card to the US and a good apartment. They can't stand each other, and are hunted by the INS, before they realise they love each other.
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* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying Bronte will allow him to get a green card (U.S. residence permit) and avoid deportation.
* DeadpanSnarker
* DuelingShows: Preceded Meg Ryan's ''Film/FrenchKiss'' by five years but due to the similar plot the two films often get confused for one another.
* FunnyForeigner
* BecomingTheMask: Their faked romance gradually becomes real
* BittersweetEnding: Atypical for the format and is semi famous for it.
* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying Bronte will allow him to get a green card (U.S. residence permit) and avoid deportation.
* DeadpanSnarker
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* DeadpanSnarker
* DuelingShows: Preceded Meg Ryan's ''Film/FrenchKiss'' by five years but due to the similar plot the two films often get confused for one another.
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%% * BittersweetEnding: Atypical for the format and is semi famous for it.
* CitizenshipMarriage: The whole plot, and Georges' motivation for the scheme--marrying
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* MarriageBeforeRomance: Bronte and Georges join in a sham marriage to get a green card to the US and a good apartment. They can't stand each other, and are hunted by the INS, before they realise they love each other.
* OddCouple: The film's premise but the leads are actually charming enough to make this work.
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* SingleIssueLandlord: Why Andie [=Mac=]Dowell character wants in on the scheme.
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* TomboyishName: Bronte anyone?
* OddCouple: The film's premise but the leads are actually charming enough to make this work.
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* MarriageBeforeRomance: Bronte Brontë and Georges join in a sham marriage to get a green card to the US and a good apartment. They can't stand each other, and are hunted by the INS, before they realise they love each other.
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A 1990 Film romantic comedy film directed by Peter Weir and Weir, starring Andie [=Mac=]Dowell and Creator/GerardDepardieu. A French man Creator/GerardDepardieu.
Georges (Depardieu), a Frenchman hoping to get aVisa visa into the United States, and Brontë ([=MacDowell=]), a brash American woman hoping to get a flat an apartment in a posh area Manhattan neighborhood populated mainly by married couples couples, band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately immediately, but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love love, leading to an atypical ending for the format...format...
Georges (Depardieu), a Frenchman hoping to get a
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1990 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring AndieMacDowell Andie [=Mac=]Dowell and Creator/GerardDepardieu. A French man hoping to get a Visa and a brash American woman hoping to get a flat in a posh area populated mainly by married couples band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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1990 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring AndieMacDowell and GerardDepardieu.Creator/GerardDepardieu. A French man hoping to get a Visa and a brash American woman hoping to get a flat in a posh area populated mainly by married couples band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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1990 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring AndieMacDowell and GerardDepardieu. A French man hoping to get a Visa and a brash American woman hoping to get a flat in a posh area populated mainly by married couples band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther
* BittersweetEnding: Atypical for the format and is semi famous for it.
* DuelingShows: Preceded Meg Ryan's ''FrenchKiss'' by five years but due to the similar plot the two films often get confused for one another.
* FakeNationality: Averted. Gerard Depardieu is actually French.
* FunnyForeigner
* DeadpanSnarker
* OddCouple: The film's premise but the leads are actually charming enough to make this work.
* SingleIssueLandlord: Why AndieMacdowell's character wants in on the scheme.
* SlapSlapKiss
* TomboyishName: Bronte anyone?
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1990 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring AndieMacDowell and GerardDepardieu. A French man hoping to get a Visa and a brash American woman hoping to get a flat in a posh area populated mainly by married couples band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of [[RomanticComedy Romantic Comedies]], the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love leading to an atypical ending for the format...
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther
* BittersweetEnding: Atypical for the format and is semi famous for it.
* DuelingShows: Preceded Meg Ryan's ''FrenchKiss'' by five years but due to the similar plot the two films often get confused for one another.
* FakeNationality: Averted. Gerard Depardieu is actually French.
* FunnyForeigner
* DeadpanSnarker
* OddCouple: The film's premise but the leads are actually charming enough to make this work.
* SingleIssueLandlord: Why AndieMacdowell's character wants in on the scheme.
* SlapSlapKiss
* TomboyishName: Bronte anyone?
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