Ingrid Bergman was blacklisted in Hollywood for seven years after her affair with Roberto Rossellini (both were married) became known. Indiscreet is her return. It's a pleasure, both for her smooth and plausible chemistry with Cary Grant and for the quietly luxe surroundings in which the affluent characters are as at home as fish in water.
I'm surprised it could be made under the Production Code, which was still very much in force in 1958. It centers on a sexual relationship between two unmarried people, albeit one that ends happily in marriage. Worse yet, Bergman's character believes Grant's to be married and unable to obtain a divorce, yet she enters the relationship willingly and open eyed despite the apparent adultery. (Of course, the plot turns on the fact that Grant is not married and is using his non-existent spouse as an excuse not to marry any woman he gets involved with.) Not only that, there are frequent references to the need for discretion to protect the reputation of Bergman's character, an actress. I would love to see the file of correspondence with the Production Code Authority over the script.
I'm surprised it could be made under the Production Code, which was still very much in force in 1958. It centers on a sexual relationship between two unmarried people, albeit one that ends happily in marriage. Worse yet, Bergman's character believes Grant's to be married and unable to obtain a divorce, yet she enters the relationship willingly and open eyed despite the apparent adultery. (Of course, the plot turns on the fact that Grant is not married and is using his non-existent spouse as an excuse not to marry any woman he gets involved with.) Not only that, there are frequent references to the need for discretion to protect the reputation of Bergman's character, an actress. I would love to see the file of correspondence with the Production Code Authority over the script.