This large, sprawling comedy directed by
Robert Altman concerns a variety of romantic and personal intrigues that intersect against the backdrop of Paris's annual "Pret-a-Porter" fashion extravaganza. With 31 principal characters and a number of cameos from well known models, designers, actors and actresses, there's far too much going on to describe the film in a limited space, but
Julia Roberts and
Tim Robbins get stuck in a hotel room together,
Danny Aiello wears a dress,
Sophia Loren and
Marcello Mastroianni reignite their old passion (or at least try to),
Stephen Rea humiliates a number of female journalists,
Kim Basinger often looks dumbfounded, and
Lyle Lovett plays a Texan (talk about imaginative casting!). Originally called
Pret-a-Porter, this underwent a last-minute title change when the distributor discovered very few Americans understood what the French phrase means, with the English translation taking its place. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide