Because his finances are low and he is seeking background for a new book, author Tony Barratt and his wife Dora return to his country home in Connecticut. While he is finding material for his book on the lives and customs of the local immigrant tobacco farmers, his wife returns to New York and, alas, his Japanese servant deserts him.
Is this worth your time? If you like old-school, slow-burn romantic dramas where people mostly stare at each other and talk about duty, then yes. If you need a fast-paced plot or modern sensibilities, you might find this one a bit dusty. It’s for the folks who like their black-and-white dramas with a little bit of grit...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
King Vidor
Harley Knoles
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"Is this worth your time? If you like old-school, slow-burn romantic dramas where people mostly stare at each other and talk about duty, then yes. If you need a fast-paced plot or modern sensibilities, you might find this one a bit dusty. It’s for the folks who like their black-and-white dramas with a little bit of grit. There is something about Gary Cooper playing a writer that always feels slightly off, but here he leans into the vulnerability. He plays Tony, a guy who just wants to write his ..."
Agnes Anderson
Edwin H. Knopf, Edith Fitzgerald
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