Bertrand (Bradford Dillman) is engaged to Dominique (Christine Carère). He takes her to see his aunt and uncle (Joan Fontaine and Rosanno Brazzi) and almost immediately, the uncle puts the moves on Dominique...and she acquiesces. Something tells me that this isn't going to end well.
"A Certain Smile" is a romance which just didn't work for me. Part of it is because the 'romance' isn't exactly romance...it's a married man having an affair with an engaged woman. It's hard to like either because of this. The young lady isn't a particularly engaging character or actress. And, the man just comes off as some 'dirty old man' by the way he acts and comes on to her. Additionally, Françoise (Joan Fontaine) is an odd character...as I think she's supposed to be French but sure didn't talk as if she was French! As for Bertrand (Bradford Dillman) is also supposed to be French but sounds 100% American. Overall, a film which looks good but fell flat for me...though I can see some enjoyed it quite a bit.
"A Certain Smile" is a romance which just didn't work for me. Part of it is because the 'romance' isn't exactly romance...it's a married man having an affair with an engaged woman. It's hard to like either because of this. The young lady isn't a particularly engaging character or actress. And, the man just comes off as some 'dirty old man' by the way he acts and comes on to her. Additionally, Françoise (Joan Fontaine) is an odd character...as I think she's supposed to be French but sure didn't talk as if she was French! As for Bertrand (Bradford Dillman) is also supposed to be French but sounds 100% American. Overall, a film which looks good but fell flat for me...though I can see some enjoyed it quite a bit.