A sumptuous, old fashioned Harlequin Romance brought into motion pictures, the stars at the height of their powers, the sets and cinematography all outstanding.
Jean Simmons was quite an actress. She brought elegance and chic and that amazing voice to a long string of blockbusters in the 1950s. She is very, very underrated. Brando didn't think much of his own performance in this film, but his lack of emoting is powerful and a welcome change from the sort of mugging for the camera for which he became famous. Rennie never changes; it is his strength, and his weakness as an actor. Like DeNiro, or K. Hepburn, or Bogart, we always know what we are getting with Rennie because like them, he doesn't vary from his screen persona; a similar talent but a smaller talent than the others, he seldom gave a poor performance and here he is at his best and working with two of the best actors of that day.
The result is high quality, late Golden Age entertainment, well worth watching!
Jean Simmons was quite an actress. She brought elegance and chic and that amazing voice to a long string of blockbusters in the 1950s. She is very, very underrated. Brando didn't think much of his own performance in this film, but his lack of emoting is powerful and a welcome change from the sort of mugging for the camera for which he became famous. Rennie never changes; it is his strength, and his weakness as an actor. Like DeNiro, or K. Hepburn, or Bogart, we always know what we are getting with Rennie because like them, he doesn't vary from his screen persona; a similar talent but a smaller talent than the others, he seldom gave a poor performance and here he is at his best and working with two of the best actors of that day.
The result is high quality, late Golden Age entertainment, well worth watching!