A woman, forced to work in a low class cabaret to support her son, meets her old boyfriend by chance... and decides to entertain the boyfriend for one day. However, her friends do not have the money required to entertain her old boyfriend. She borrows the money, under false pretenses, from a villain. Sort of like Capra's Pocketful of Miracles, but more realistic and tragic.
While not as innovative as Ophuls' other films, this film is a story well told. Ophuls' well known fluid camera does not call attention to itself... It operates to tell the story. I believe this is the film upon which Ophuls reputation ought to rest.
While not as innovative as Ophuls' other films, this film is a story well told. Ophuls' well known fluid camera does not call attention to itself... It operates to tell the story. I believe this is the film upon which Ophuls reputation ought to rest.