A handsome but penniless young man takes a summer job as a swimming instructor in a picturesque Alpine lake resort. He falls in love with a young heiress who is staying there with her father, but he also grabs the attention of tomboyish Puck who lives on the other side of the lake and who saves him from drowning one foggy night.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school black and white romances that feel like a breezy vacation, you’ll probably dig this. It’s got that specific 1930s European charm where everyone is beautiful and dressed perfectly even while swimming. But if you need a tight plot that makes total sense, you’re going to be an...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Marc Allégret
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school black and white romances that feel like a breezy vacation, you’ll probably dig this. It’s got that specific 1930s European charm where everyone is beautiful and dressed perfectly even while swimming. But if you need a tight plot that makes total sense, you’re going to be annoyed by how quickly things spiral out of control. The whole thing is basically a collection of nice shots of a lake. There’s a guy named Eric who is supposedly a swimming instruc..."
Ila Mecséry
Vicki Baum, Colette, Marc Allégret, Jean-Georges Auriol
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