I liked "The Millionairess" though my enjoyment was slightly marred by the quality of the DVD release. My DVD had no subtitles and the audio was hard to understand. The picture quality was also not great, but I was able to still watch it all. Hopefully one day some of these older films get a refresh, I guess there's not much demand for it though as this is not a well-known film. (Though even "Raiders of the Lost Ark" needs fixed, my DVD was way too dark and grainy.)
Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren are great in this light-hearted film. She looks great and showcases many nice outfits trying to allure him, but to no avail at first. I liked that this script featured a man resisting a woman instead of the all too common trope of the dumb hapless man chasing the unattainable woman. Refreshingly, here we are presented with a man of morals, interests, standards, skills, priorities, and backbone. He does not blow any which way in the wind, and he does not change himself to impress this diva. He is laser-focused on his medicine practice of helping the poor and needy. And instead of accepting her challenge of making money he instead tries to give the money away. Her assistant buys his patents to allow him to meet her father's criteria, but he was quite content to lose her in order to retain his own beliefs and interests. Though fortunately in the end, he wins her anyways.
The film also has something to say about mechanization and its effect on labor and culture. There's some good jokes in here too. This is not a film to be taken too seriously. My rating 6/10, worth watching if you have the chance.
Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren are great in this light-hearted film. She looks great and showcases many nice outfits trying to allure him, but to no avail at first. I liked that this script featured a man resisting a woman instead of the all too common trope of the dumb hapless man chasing the unattainable woman. Refreshingly, here we are presented with a man of morals, interests, standards, skills, priorities, and backbone. He does not blow any which way in the wind, and he does not change himself to impress this diva. He is laser-focused on his medicine practice of helping the poor and needy. And instead of accepting her challenge of making money he instead tries to give the money away. Her assistant buys his patents to allow him to meet her father's criteria, but he was quite content to lose her in order to retain his own beliefs and interests. Though fortunately in the end, he wins her anyways.
The film also has something to say about mechanization and its effect on labor and culture. There's some good jokes in here too. This is not a film to be taken too seriously. My rating 6/10, worth watching if you have the chance.