1954
Directed by Luchino Visconti
Is this film a must see? Absolutely not. It is dull as hell, all the characters are annoying, the dubbing is off, and the acting is overdone. Yeah, this definitely is not going to be a rave.
This movie is about a countess who has an affair with an Austrian officer, betraying her country in the process. You can tell just from that sentence that this is going to be melodramatic and over the top. That style can be fun, but only when it is pulled off with great acting. Unfortunately, here, it is not.
Add to that, this movie is just plain sloppy. The editing sucks and like I said, the audio/visual is unsynchronized. Why this movie is on the list puzzles me.
RATING: *----
Interesting Facts:
Farley Granger had a fight with Visconti toward the end of filming and returned to the United States. Visconti had a stand in film Granger's last scenes.
Ha ah, you really did not like this one, huh?
ReplyDeleteNot a favorite of mine either. The scenery was the best part.
The fact that I'm struggling to remember what I thought about it perhaps speaks volumes.
ReplyDeleteYeah I don't remember it very well either!
ReplyDeleteOver two hours of screen time, a cast of thousands, lots of on-location filming, lavish sets, the costumes, Technicolor filming. Just think how much money must have been squandered on this dross.
ReplyDelete..But they did show it in the Cinema Paradiso..
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