Cactus Flower (film)
Cactus Flower is a 1969 comedy film directed by Gene Saks and starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, and Goldie Hawn, who won an Oscar for her performance. The screenplay was adapted by I. A. L. Diamond from a Broadway stage play written by Abe Burrows, which in turn was based upon the French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and JeanPierre Grdy. The film was the seventh highest grossing film of 1970.
21yearold Toni Simmons attempts to commit suicide by inhaling gas from a secondhand stove. Her neighbor, Igor Sullivan, smells the gas and rescues her by using mouth to mouth resuscitation, which evolves into a kiss after Toni regains consciousness.Tonis failed suicide attempt stems from her despondency following a romantic breakup. Her lover, Dr. Julian Winston, a dentist, ended the relationship by announcing he had a wife and three children. Unknown to Toni, Julian is not married. Upon learning of Tonis suicide attempt, Julian decides to marry Toni, but he needs a wife to divorce in order to sustain his earlier lie. Julian asks Stephanie Dickinson, his longtime nurse, to pose as his wife. At first unwilling, she ultimately relents, since she has long had a crush on her employer. ........
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