Leo McCarey directs the story of a French womanizing artist, Charles Boyer, and a former regular singer, Irene Dunne, who have a meeting and love affair on a cruise ship bound for the USA. Both with open relationships on the outside, they decide after the trip to meet again in 6 months to reciprocate their love.
It's a pretty short and straightforward love story. Both characters go through funny, loving and sad sides, making it look a little more intimate when seeing it. The cast is small in quantity but gigantic in talent, Charles Boyer gives a sensitive and mischievous performance at the same time giving a very pleasant bittersweet taste. Irene Dunne is just amazing as always, every role that I see her never ceases to amaze me. The grace that this woman had, all a very humorous first part with her comments, in the intermediate step towards something more internal that in her look changed and in the end showed the result of a woman totally in love. One of the best actresses of the 30s, a role that earned her fourth nod for 'Best Actress'. Maria Ouspenskaya with a brief role as Boyer's grandmother, which generates a certain warmth, nostalgia and something positive to the film (Nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress').
It's a pretty short and straightforward love story. Both characters go through funny, loving and sad sides, making it look a little more intimate when seeing it. The cast is small in quantity but gigantic in talent, Charles Boyer gives a sensitive and mischievous performance at the same time giving a very pleasant bittersweet taste. Irene Dunne is just amazing as always, every role that I see her never ceases to amaze me. The grace that this woman had, all a very humorous first part with her comments, in the intermediate step towards something more internal that in her look changed and in the end showed the result of a woman totally in love. One of the best actresses of the 30s, a role that earned her fourth nod for 'Best Actress'. Maria Ouspenskaya with a brief role as Boyer's grandmother, which generates a certain warmth, nostalgia and something positive to the film (Nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress').