Tuesday, December 16, 2025

A Foreign Affair

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.  Like what we do here on the Filmographers? Then please consider joining our Patreon! Patreon.com/TheFilmographersPodcast Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Bluesky @thefilmographers.bsky.social Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast Website https://filmographerspodcast.com/ Credits Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts Kevin Lau, producer Gompson, theme music Cosmo Graff, graphic design Time Stamps :20 - The most Wilder movie? 6:03 - Context is king 11:26 - A Foreign Affair plot summary 15:09 - Juxtaposition: a Billy Wilder hallmark 22:14 - Isn't it romantic? 26:20 - Propaganda doesn't work 31:10: Let's discuss Jean Arthur! 39:10 - Breaking up is hard to do 41:26 - "The collaboration was over" 51:35 - The death of a friend 59:03 - Keir's thoughts 1:05:40 - Mike's thoughts 1:11:57 - Was A Foreign Affair a success? 1:16:35 - The Filmographers Five 1:16:58 - Three Kings 1:17:40 - Mash 1:18:11 - Team America: World Police 1:19:06 - Starship Trooper 1:20:00 - Dr. Strangelove