The spoils of a male dominated society, as Britain was at this time. The main character is caught in a no win situation. Divorce, for whatever reason, was always put at the foot of the woman. She was the one disgraced. Abuse was accepted as the lot of many women because the husband was simply enforcing his rights. This is no great film. The hope that she could escape her past is certainly not a realistic one. She tries to start a new life with an anchor around one leg. Romance doesn't work out for her because she latches on to an innocent and so her doom is sealed. The family is unrelenting in its treatment of her and, of course, a news story surfaces. The performances are pretty ordinary. Hitchcock plays with the camera and one can pull some pretty neat scenes that probably were used again. I especially like the beginning scene where we focus on the judge's wig, soon revealing his stony presence. See this as a curiosity. It's by no means a masterwork.
Review of Easy Virtue
