Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Love in the Afternoon

Billy Wilder’s last film was a flop. But he would get two do-overs in 1957—and the first was his Ernst Lubitsch homage, “Love in the Afternoon.” He also met his second great writing partner: I. A. L. Diamond. 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 3:55 – I. A. L. Diamond & “Ariane” 9:28 – Casting 13:46 – Production 19:41 – Censorship 24:13 – Audrey Hepburn’s “relentless innocence” 35:05 – How WOULD Lubitsch do it? 38:09 – Humphrey Bogart vs. Gary Cooper 41:55 – Does the ending work? 44:34 – Wilder’s most romantic movie? 50:14 – Release & reception 55:00 – Legacy 1:00:07 – Filmographers Five: Top 5 Movies about Masquerading 1:01:52 – #5: “Red Rock West,” dir. by John Dahl (1993) 1:02:24 – #4: “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” dir. by Anthony Minghella (1999) 1:02:54 – #3: “Tootsie,” dir. by Sydney Pollack (1982) 1:03:32 – #2: “Catch Me If You Can,” dir. by Steven Spielberg (2002) 1:04:13 – #1: “The Usual Suspects,” dir. by Bryan Singer (1995)