In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, who proves more difficult than anticipated when she reveals that she is pregnant by a Communist.
Billy Wilder pushes the pace to the limit here: dialogue fires off every second, James Cagney races through one scene after another, and hardly a line goes by without a punchline. The humor is biting and irreverent, poking fun at capitalism, communism and postwar German attitudes alike. It feels like a sprint where you barely get a chance to catch your breath.
Good for you if you like fast talking dialogue comedies with political bite and dark humor.
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