Editing French Kiss (1995 film) (section)

==Production==
===Pre-production===
The lead role of Luc was originally written for [[Gérard Depardieu]], but Kevin Kline accepted the role when Depardieu was not available for the film.<ref name="independent"/>

===Filming===
Principal photography took place from September 17 to December 22, 1994.<ref name="tcm-misc"/> ''French Kiss'' was filmed primarily in Paris, the [[Alpes-Maritimes]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] of southeastern France, and [[Cannes]].

In Paris, scenes were shot at the [[Hotel George V]], where Kate has her encounters with the supercilious concierge. The hotel lobby was used for the scene where the petty thief Bob steals Kate's bag after she faints. Several scenes show the [[Eiffel Tower]] in the background—the one site Kate longs to see most but keeps on missing. A phonebooth on [[Champs-Élysées]] near the [[Arc de Triomphe]] was used for the scene where Kate calls Charlie's mother. Scenes were also filmed at the [[Embassy of the United States, Paris|American Embassy]] at 2 Avenue Gabriel, and the [[Embassy of Canada, Paris|Canadian Embassy]] at 35 [[Avenue Montaigne]]. The scene where Luc throws money on the sidewalk was filmed at the corner of rue Paul-Albert and rue Feutrier in [[Montmartre]].

Driving scenes in Paris were filmed in front of the [[Louvre]] near the [[Louvre Pyramid]], along the [[Rive Droite]], and on [[Rue des Rosiers]], where Luc drives down a narrow, winding cobblestoned street. Additional Paris scenes were filmed at the [[Sacré-Cœur, Paris|Sacré-Cœur]] in Montmartre, the Grande Pharmacie de la Place Blanche at 5 [[Place Blanche]], the [[Trocadéro, Paris|Palais de Chaillot]], and [[Abbesses (Paris Métro)#Location|Place des Abbesses]], where Kate and Luc discuss his "little problem". The final scene filmed in Paris was at the [[Gare Saint-Lazare]] train station, where Luc is chased by Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon while trying to board a train south to Cannes.{{efn-ua|In fact the train to Cannes leaves from [[Gare de Lyon]] station, and not from Gare Saint-Lazare station.}}

In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, the small village of [[Valbonne]], about fifteen minutes north of Cannes, was used for several scenes, including the scene where Luc fights with his brother in the main village square in front of the Hotel les Armoiries, an old seventeenth century building. Other scenes were filmed at the train station and nearby vineyards around La Ravelle, 84240 La Tour-d'Aigues, The train station near Meyrargues, [[Bouches-du-Rhône]], was also used in one scene.

In Cannes, several exterior shots of the Carlton Hotel were used to represent where the four main characters stay. There are interior scenes of the lobby and the brasserie used for morning breakfasts. Other scenes filmed here include the beach in front of the hotel along with the adjacent waterfront—in particular the [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]] boutique on the next corner. The grape harvest scenes were filmed at [[Château Val Joanis]] in [[Pertuis]], [[Vaucluse]]. Studio scenes were shot at [[Billancourt Studios|Paris Studios Cinéma]].

===Title===
The film was originally titled ''Paris Match'', a play on the name of the famous [[Paris Match|French newsmagazine]]. However, the title had to be changed after [[Billy Crystal]] challenged it with the [[MPAA]] as being too close to that of his own Paris-set romantic comedy ''[[Forget Paris]]'', released just two weeks later.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1995/07/14/paris-match-became-french-kiss/ "''Paris Match'' became ''French Kiss''] by Cindy Pearlman, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', July 14, 1995</ref>

===Soundtrack===
The ''French Kiss Original Soundtrack'' album was released by [[Mercury Records]] on CD on May 9, 1995.<ref name="allmusic"/> It peaked at 170 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="allmusic"/>

{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Performer
| total_length    = 40:50

| title1          = [[Someone like You (Van Morrison song)|Someone like You]]
| note1           = [[Van Morrison]]
| extra1          = Van Morrison
| length1         = 4:06

| title2          = [[La Vie en rose]]
| note2           = [[Mack David]], [[Louiguy|Louis Louiguy]], Marcel Louiguy, [[Édith Piaf]]
| extra2          = [[Louis Armstrong]]
| length2         = 3:22

| title3          = [[Dream a Little Dream of Me|Les Yeux ouverts]]
| note3           = [[Fabian Andre]], [[Wilbur Schwandt]], [[Gus Kahn]]
| extra3          = [[The Beautiful South]]
| length3         = 3:33

| title4          = [[Via con me]]
| note4           = [[Paolo Conte]]
| extra4          = Paolo Conte
| length4         = 2:36

| title5          = [[I Love Paris]]
| note5           = [[Cole Porter]]
| extra5          = [[Toots Thielemans]]
| length5         = 1:38

| title6          = Feels like a Woman
| note6           = Tena Clark, Zucchero
| extra6          = [[Zucchero Fornaciari|Zucchero]]
| length6         = 5:12

| title7          = I Love Paris
| note7           = Cole Porter
| extra7          = [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
| length7         = 4:57

| title8          = Verlaine
| note8           = Charles Trenet, [[Paul Verlaine]]
| extra8          = [[Charles Trenet]]
| length8         = 3:10

| title9          = C'est trop beau
| note9           = Francis López, Raymond Vincy
| extra9          = [[Tino Rossi]]
| length9         = 2:31

| title10         = [[La Mer (song)|La Mer]]
| note10          = Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet
| extra10         = Kevin Kline
| length10        = 3:44

| title11         = I Want You (Love Theme from ''French Kiss'')
| note11          = James Newton Howard
| extra11         = Instrumental
| length11        = 2:04

| title12         = Les Yeux de ton père
| note12          = Mathieu Crespin, Stefane Mellino, Jean-Marie Paulus, Noel Rota
| extra12         = [[Les Négresses Vertes]]
| length12        = 3:57
}}