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Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced.Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced.Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced.
Mari Aldon
- Mary
- (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
- The Cook
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Sheridan Gibney
- Norma Barzman(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaNorma Barzman's lengthy treatment for this film, which Sheridan Gibney revised into a screenplay, was inspired by a true event which was recounted to her by financier George Peabody Gardner and his sister Belle. When younger, the Gardners eschewed their aristocratic upbringing partly in reaction to an incident in their youth. As children they became friendly with the daughter of the family's housekeeper. It transpired that the daughter was wrongly accused of stealing a locket, leading to the firing and departure of the housekeeper and daughter. Years later, it was learned that the daughter suffered from depression and was implicated in a theft, a consequence for which the Gardners felt their family was partly responsible.
- GoofsAmerican ambulances --- shown driven with left-hand drive --- were not used in wartime London.
- Quotes
Norman Clyde: I don't take money for nothing. I'm not conducting a class so the parasitic rich can escape boredom. I'm not that hard up.
Nancy Monks: Well, I hope you never will be, Mr. Clyde. I admire your principles. I wish I could say the same for your disposition.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
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Masterful use of flashbacks.
Saw this for the first time on Turner Classic last night and was thoroughly impressed with the successful use of flashbacks that were clearly understood and served the story well.
There was no confusion for the viewer despite the complex storyline and varying points of view involved.
The mystery held me throughout. It was a matter of he said/she said that left you undecided, or at least unsure, of who was being truthful and who wasn't. Even the sequences in the flashbacks were reflecting one person's point of view and not necessarily what really happened.
I would highly recommend this movie to my friends who love good scripts and especially to any would-be screenwriters looking at the correct use of flashbacks in film.
Characters, plot line, direction, photography, acting: all excellent.
There was no confusion for the viewer despite the complex storyline and varying points of view involved.
The mystery held me throughout. It was a matter of he said/she said that left you undecided, or at least unsure, of who was being truthful and who wasn't. Even the sequences in the flashbacks were reflecting one person's point of view and not necessarily what really happened.
I would highly recommend this movie to my friends who love good scripts and especially to any would-be screenwriters looking at the correct use of flashbacks in film.
Characters, plot line, direction, photography, acting: all excellent.
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- MommyoAndretti
- Oct 6, 2005
Details
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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