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1990 Film directed by Peter Weir and starring Andie Mac Dowell and Gerard Depardieu. A French man hoping to get a Visa and a brash American woman hoping to get a flat in a posh area populated mainly by married couples band together for mutual convenience. The two dislike each other immediately but with the Immigration authorities closing in, they must pull together to make their marriage act seem believable. As is typical of Romantic Comedies, the two overcome their differences and begin to fall in love leading to an atypical ending for the format...

This film provides examples of the following tropes:

 * Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other
 * Bittersweet Ending: Atypical for the format and is semi famous for it.
 * Dueling Shows: Preceded Meg Ryan's French Kiss by five years but due to the similar plot the two films often get confused for one another.
 * Fake Nationality: Averted. Gerard Depardieu is actually French.
 * Funny Foreigner
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Odd Couple: The film's premise but the leads are actually charming enough to make this work.
 * Single-Issue Landlord: Why Andie Macdowell's character wants in on the scheme.
 * Slap Slap Kiss
 * Tomboyish Name: Bronte anyone?