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Don't Believe any of the negative reviews about this film. I love this movie!!. I saw it on T.V. years ago, rented it on V.H.S. at some point,and have been waiting for it to come out on D.V.D.forever.(Along with other obscure favorites like "the Mad Woman of Chaillot"-starring Katherine Hepburn,"a Thousand Clowns"-starring Jason Robards, and, "the Slender thread"-Starring Sidney poitier; which it seems may finally be released on disk). I think these would make great criterion releases due to their off-beat but original natures. Audrey Hepburn is Beautiful as always and exhibits an ethereal innocense appropriate to the character. I can't visualize any modern actress I know of being able to pull this off in this post-womans lib era.(can you imagine any of them playing a virgin??!). The music is wonderful. I remember a haunting leitmotive(a melody associated with her character) that reminded me of French composer Claude Debussy. Underated Anthony Perkins,(one of my favorite actors),sadly pigeonheld because of his leads in psycho and Pretty Poison(another good movie you should check out),had an ability to play subtle,complex,marginalized characters,that many of his overbearing peers could not. Also seek out Perkins in Eugene O'neill's "Desire Under the Elms". Don't miss the book. It is a |