The fact that there is only one review for this title speaks volumes. For me the rare screening at London's National Film Theatre could not have come at a better time because it allows me to post it here as my 2000th review on this site. The previous review has pointed out that along with several other titles, this was just one of the films shot largely on location long before the new wavelet got in on the act. It is simply a wonderful film and I cannot improve on the previous poster's description of Gerard Phillipe as 'the man with the child in his eyes' (Bravo, Didier). For me an Englishman, who didn't get there til some time later the location shots of early fifties London are exceptional. There are also several subtle touches like the fact that each of the four principal women involved with Philippe is allotted her own musical motif. Philippe is excellent and heads a very competent cast in a film that is woefully neglected and cries out for DVD release.
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