The wife of a Hungarian gentleman tires of helping him cheat and becomes the mistress of a diplomat.When she re-encounters her husband he is enfeebled and ill, so she takes pity on him.
Should you watch this? Look, if you like old-school melodramas where people stare out of windows and sigh a lot, you might get a kick out of this. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm that only mid-century European dramas seem to carry. If you need pacing that feels modern or characters that actually talk like ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Should you watch this? Look, if you like old-school melodramas where people stare out of windows and sigh a lot, you might get a kick out of this. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm that only mid-century European dramas seem to carry. If you need pacing that feels modern or characters that actually talk like human beings instead of poets, you’re probably going to hate it. It moves at the speed of a rainy afternoon. The premise is simple enough—maybe too simple. She’s sick of the cheat..."
Jean-Georges Auriol, Francis de Croisset, Marcel L'Herbier
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