Who is the father of the baby? - Irma la Douce (1963) Discussion

[–] M1uffy 18 years ago

Is there a REAL Lord X? Don't think so. ;-) Nestor is Lord X, and the father of the baby.

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''Is there a REAL Lord X? Don't think so. ;-) Nestor is Lord X, and the father of the baby.''

I think what they're referring to is at that at the very, very end of Irma La Douce, you see Nestor with Irma and the child. But Moustache sees the Lord sitting in the church and the Lord walks past him saying 'Cheeribye' or something like that. So it's like Nestor and the Lord were not the same person! It's always confused me. I always thought it was just a joke!

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[–] matchboxtim 18 years ago

I think this was a great way to end the movie. Seeing the other Lord X walk out and seeing the look on Moustache's face... classic. "That's a whole 'nother story" :?)

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[–] 32cm 18 years ago

true, this made a great ending, the whole "there is a lord X" thing, with moustache saying his running line.

right next to "nobody is perfect" in SLIH

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[–] joebagtas1987 17 years ago

listen to what he says about her not liking the real him, that kinna tells you that it really was him.

the guy at the end is just there for the kicks. destroy the unbelievable happy goody feeling they were going for if it was someone elses baby dont you think

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[–] atlantajoseph 16 years ago

The is SERIOUSLY over-thinking the movie. The ending is there for laughs, not as a real plot twist. ;-)

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[–] WarpedRecord 16 years ago

I was surprised when Irma said "Lord X" was the father, because I though all they did was play cards, which in my limited understanding of reproduction does not produce offspring.

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[–] mam13143 13 years ago

Well actually ----- the ending does make sense. Since she never had sex with Lemmon's lord x, then the baby is the real lord x's since he must have had sex with her. hence the "other story" referred to at the very end.

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[–] Fairyangel24 12 years ago

Don't you remember the scene where she was telling him about Tahiti, then Baghdad, then she practically climbs on top of him and he says "be gentle"? What do you think they did? ;)

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[–] spookyrat1 10 years ago

Talked about the first thing that popped up?

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[–] sludgehound 9 years ago

Also Irma's quote "A woman knows these things" in reply to Nestor questioning how she knows he's not the father. All those little tidbits of a secondary plot twist are a Wilder comedy hallmark as a director. Sort of his trademark the way Hitchcock worked in drama twists. .
Wilder had a thing for European inspired film making where plot twists were common to their audiences, especially the French who love word play. Check out that whole riff on the French legal system - would have been a lot easier if Nestor had been convicted of murder instead of 15 years.