Many have called Billy Wilder's work "cynical." Some have even called it "mean." But Wilder, well, he'd say he's just being honest. If that's the case, "A Foreign Affair" may just be his most honest film to date. It's also, in his own words, one of his most personal.
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Kiss Me, Stupid
When a star singer stops for gas in small-town Nevada, two struggling songwriter
Interview with Paul Diamond, son of Billy Wilder’s writing partner, I. A. L. Diamond
Paul Diamond knew Billy Wilder well—his dad was Wilder’s writing partner, I. A.
Irma La Douce
Billy Wilder’s last film, a savage satire of capitalism, was a flop. With Irma l
One, Two, Three
It's 1961, and Hollywood is changing. Foreign films are wooing critics and audie