I've watched the first half of this film, and doubt I'll watch more. Very off-putting to me are the over the top, cartoonish, one dimensional performances of Reginald Owen, Burgess Merideth, Fancis Lederer, and Irene Ryan. Also off-putting, the phony looking, soundstage-bound sets where the entire movie takes place.
I did enjoy Godard's performance, and think she did a credable job, something that's reviewers here disagree about.
Another big drawback my strong sense that the story is emasculated and compromised by what American movies could and could not contain in 1946. I don't know what was missing, other than sex, from the source material, but it's obvious that a lot is.
I did enjoy Godard's performance, and think she did a credable job, something that's reviewers here disagree about.
Another big drawback my strong sense that the story is emasculated and compromised by what American movies could and could not contain in 1946. I don't know what was missing, other than sex, from the source material, but it's obvious that a lot is.