I am a fan of Vanessa Redgrave (see her in London this year in 'The Inheritance' on stage. I did. Sublime ) But what is she doing in this nonsense? Edward Fox looks like he should be cast in a new version of 'Death in Venice'. It is that kind of sub-sub Luchino Visconti film. It has one supreme surprise in it, the great Alida Valli all too briefly seen. It is worth the novelette trash to see brief scenes with her, but if you have never heard of one of Italy's greatest actresses then do not bother. She was in a good Visconti's 'Senso' and Antomioni's 'Il Grido'. Give yourself an appetite and hunt then down. Pseudo and third rate. And this is Lake Como 1939 well over the brink of Fascism. Who cares here ?
Review of A Month by the Lake
