A talented writer who's got a family and no money gets in touch with a sensual and mysterious man who offered him another way to earn money. From that point the film explores the relationship of the writer and his wife, till the sinking of their marriage. Explores the relation between the young writer and an old one, whose wife is hiring his services. And from all of that gets scenes with a high dramatical strength.
But... at the end the film goes too far.
They should cut off the last 10 or 15 minutes, where the writer is "saved" form his sins, and gets popular, and returns with his wife.
All the excellent work is then somehow broken, the good things get blur.
Great labor of all the actors, but specially of James Coburn.
But... at the end the film goes too far.
They should cut off the last 10 or 15 minutes, where the writer is "saved" form his sins, and gets popular, and returns with his wife.
All the excellent work is then somehow broken, the good things get blur.
Great labor of all the actors, but specially of James Coburn.