Race car driver Ronald Lewis was in a road accident with his French wife, Diane Cilentro; the driver of the truck involved was killed, and Lewis was injured. A year later, he is recovered enough to go to the Riviera with his wife. But he has changed emotionally. He's subject to sudden bursts of jealous anger and fantasies about strangling his wife. So when she is pleasant with psychiatrist Claude Dauphin, the fits come on. When they return to London, the cycle continues until Miss Cilento persuades Lewis to see Dauphin professionally.
Miss Cilento is always worth watching, and it's not solely because of her great beauty. It's Lewis who shines. He's quite believable as a man who can and and does turn violent over seeming trifles. I must admit that 110 minutes seemed to go on too long, and I thought the movie might have been cut a little closer; I was considering fast-forwarding three a bit of it at the 70-minute mark. I didn't, and figured out what was going to happen instead.
Director-coscripter Val Guest was better known for works like CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER and MR. DRAKE'S DUCK than psychological thrillers, so it wasn't surprising to me when this veered off into melodrama. Still, it's a nicely complicated little plot, and the lead trio are fine actors, making this a very pleasant movie.
Miss Cilento is always worth watching, and it's not solely because of her great beauty. It's Lewis who shines. He's quite believable as a man who can and and does turn violent over seeming trifles. I must admit that 110 minutes seemed to go on too long, and I thought the movie might have been cut a little closer; I was considering fast-forwarding three a bit of it at the 70-minute mark. I didn't, and figured out what was going to happen instead.
Director-coscripter Val Guest was better known for works like CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER and MR. DRAKE'S DUCK than psychological thrillers, so it wasn't surprising to me when this veered off into melodrama. Still, it's a nicely complicated little plot, and the lead trio are fine actors, making this a very pleasant movie.