History Film / DesignForLiving

* DoubleEntendre: Regarding Tom's portrait of Lady Godiva on a bicycle, George says "A bicycle seat is a little bit hard on Lady Godiva's historical background."

* GilliganCut: George, having received word that the producer wants him to come to London for the play, contemplates separation from Tom and Gilda and says "I'm not going!". Cut to George, boarding the train to London.

* SexlessMarriage: Pretty strongly implied with Gilda and Max. He winds up leaving their bedroom in an angry huff on their wedding night. When Tom and Max find Gilda, they're pleased to note that she's sleeping in a single bed.

* StarvingArtist: March proudly declares "I write unproduced plays," and Cooper freely admits his annual salary is zero and that he survives "on miracles." Later George notes "Sacrifice helps an artist" and Tom agrees poetically with "Sorrows of life are the joys of art".
* ThreesomeSubtext: Well, they all three sure do like each other a lot. Tom comments on how he "loved you both". Gilda is pretty clearly going to be having sex with both of them, as indicated by the CallBack to the "gentleman's agreement" line. And they are all three clasping hands as the film ends.

This film, directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, stars Creator/MiriamHopkins, Creator/GaryCooper, and Creator/FredricMarch. Gilda (Hopkins) meets Tom and George (Cooper and March, who are old friends), on a train in France. They all get along together very well, and both Tom and George are attracted to Gilda. She in turn is attracted to both of them as well--but she can't figure out who to choose. They make a "gentleman's agreement" to go on as platonic friends, but when Tom is called away to London to produce his play (he's a playwright), George and Gilda fall into bed together, with Gilda saying "I'm no gentleman!".

This film, directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, stars Creator/MiriamHopkins, Creator/GaryCooper, and Creator/FredricMarch. Gilda (Hopkins) meets Tom and George (Cooper and March, who are old friends), on a train in France. They all get along together very well, and both Tom and George are attracted to Gilda. She in turn is attracted to both of them as well--but she can't figure out who to choose. They make a "gentleman's agreement" to go on as platonic friends, but when George is called away to London to produce his play (he's a playwright), Tom and Gilda fall into bed together, with Gilda saying "I'm no gentleman!".

Later, George returns to Paris, and with Tom away to paint a portrait on commission (Tom's an artist), George and Gilda fall in bed together. The confrontation when Tom gets back leads Gilda to break up with both of them and enter into a loveless consolation marriage with Max, her boss at the advertising company (she's a commercial artist). Gilda is stuck in a life of boring married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: "Gilda" is pronounced with a soft G ("Jill-da").

* BilingualBonus: The film take place partly in Paris, and there is no TranslationConvention; when characters speak French in-universe, their actors speaks their lines in French.

* RomComJob: The three points of this LoveTriangle are a painter, a commercial artist, and a playwright.

* StarvingArtist: March proudly declares "I write unproduced plays," and Cooper freely admits his annual salary is zero and that he survives "on miracles."

* {{UST}}: Is in the air once Gilda moves in with her two boyfriends. When Tom has to travel to London, the other two can't but break the "no sex" rule.

* ThreesomeSubtext: Well, they all three sure do like each other a lot. Tom comments on how he "loved you both". Gilda is pretty clearly going to be having sex with both of them, as indicated by the CallBack to the "gentleman's agreement" line. And they are all three clasping hands as the film ends.
* TrainStationGoodbye: Tom and Gilda see George off to London.

This film, directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, stars Miriam Hopkins, Creator/GaryCooper, and Creator/FredricMarch. Gilda (Hopkins) meets Tom and George (Cooper and March, who are old friends), on a train in France. They all get along together very well, and both Tom and George are attracted to Gilda. She in turn is attracted to both of them as well--but she can't figure out who to choose. They make a "gentleman's agreement" to go on as platonic friends, but when George is called away to London to produce his play (he's a playwright), Tom and Gilda fall into bed together, with Gilda saying "I'm no gentleman!".

* BilingualBonus: The film take place partly in Paris, and there is no TranslationConvention. when characters speak French in-universe, their actors speaks their lines in French.

* BilingualBonus: The film take place partly in paris, and there is no TranslationConvention. when cherecters speaks french in universe, their actors speaks their lines in french.

* BilingualBonus: The film take place in paris, and there is no TranslationConvention. when the cherecters speaks french in universe, the actors speaks french.

* BilingualBonus: The film take place in paris, and there is no TranslationConvention when the cherecters speaks french in universe, the actors speaks french.

'''''Design for Living''''' is a 1933 film about a LoveTriangle that ends in a OneTrueThreesome.

This film, directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, stars Miriam Hopkins, Creator/GaryCooper, and Frederic March. Gilda (Hopkins) meets Tom and George (Cooper and March, who are old friends), on a train in France. They all get along together very well, and both Tom and George are attracted to Gilda. She in turn is attracted to both of them as well--but she can't figure out who to choose. They make a "gentleman's agreement" to go on as platonic friends, but when George is called away to London to produce his play (he's a playwright), Tom and Gilda fall into bed together, with Gilda saying "I'm no gentleman!".

* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Gilda says words to this effect when Max, who disapproves of her love life and pretty clearly wants her for himself, expresses disapproval of her love life. Later, after leaving Tom and George, she breaks down and marries him.

This film, directed by Creator/ErnstLubitsch, stars Miriam Hopkins, Creator/GaryCooper, and Frederic March. Gilda (Hopkins) meets Tom and George (Cooper and March, who are old friends, on a train in France. They all get along together very well, and both Tom and George are attracted to Gilda. She in turn is attracted to both of them as well--but she can't figure out who to choose. They make a "gentleman's agreement" to go on as platonic friends, but when George is called away to London to produce his play (he's a playwright), Tom and Gilda fall into bed together, with Gilda saying "I'm no gentleman!".

* DoggedNiceGuy: Max "didn't get to first base" with Gilda, but has been hanging around her for five years as her "friend", carping with disapproval about any other man she happens to date. She finally caves and marries him after leaving Tom and George.

* SexyBacklessDress: Gilda wears this for the party Max is hosting at the end.