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Design for Living is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the 1932 play of the same name by Noël Coward.
A woman chooses to live with two men as friends and critics of their art, but their arrangement is tested by jealousy and attraction. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more for this Pre-Code Hollywood movie directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
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- Comedy, Mystery, Romance
- Ernst Lubitsch
- 1933-12-29
Design for Living is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship.
- Noël Coward
- 1932
From 1930s bohemian Paris to the stylish Manhattan society, Design for Living is the tale of a ménage à trois involving a painter, a playwright, and the woman they both love.
Dec 8, 2011 · A film adaptation of Noël Coward's play, Design for Living stars Gary Cooper, Fredric March, and Miriam Hopkins as a trio of Americans in Paris who share a flat and a woman. The film is a classic example of Lubitsch's witty and sexy style, with dialogue, humor, and romance.
- Tom Chambers
Design for Living, comedy in three acts by Noël Coward, produced and published in 1933. Often compared to Coward’s Private Lives, this worldly tale of a ménage à trois involving a painter, a playwright, and the woman they both love is notable for its portrait of characters who are unable to live by.
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Dec 8, 2015 · Design For Living 1933. A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.Director: Ernst LubitschWri...