This was ok but the worst of the Joseph Losey movies I've been watching lately. This is about a painter who is accused of the murder of the model he was having an affair with. I thought Micheline Presle did a good job. I liked her in Devil in the Flesh. It was nice seeing her play the older woman. There are plenty of twists and turns. Like I said it was worth watching but not one of Joseph Losey's best.
I've been watching Joseph Losey's movies lately and I've been enjoying myself. This one is about a patient that has an affair with his therapist's wife. Only the therapy works and the wife doesn't handle the breakup well. There are fine performanes by all. I've always felt Alexis Smith was underrated and Dick Bogarde plays a bad boy well. I like how the therapist isn't necessarily a good guy either (he's cheating too) and how that all builts up to the film's conclusion.
This British movie from the 1950's concerns the life of female employees at a department store. The only story I cared about was the one concerning the pregnant girl with the psychotic mother in law. I feel there hasn't been enough movies about women working with other women in the workplace. My favorite of that subject so far is Les Bonnes Femmes.
I've been getting into director Joseph Losey's movies lately. This was a great movie. It concerns a psychotic cop played excellently by Van Heflin. While searching for a prowler he becomes acquainted with the lonely Evelyn Keyes whose husband is a late night radio host. The two embarked on an affair. Heflin gets away with murder when he claims the shot on her husband was accidental. She marries him. But when she becomes pregnant their affair will become all too obvious to the public. He comes up with a scheme the problem is she reads into his past actions. I've already been impressed with Heflin before but Evelyn Keyes was pretty good too. 3.5/5
I started Mary Stewart's book and found it boring. I thought well maybe the movie is better. I found it to be the worst Hayley Mills' movie she made during Disney. The movie is concerned with jewelry smuggling. The real problem is the villain isn't interesting and one-dimensonal. When that happens it's hard to be passionate for the good guy to win. I do think Hayley Mills was Disney's best child actress and she was always fun to watch in the 1960s. You should watch The Parent Trap instead.
Leslie Howard marries the cold manipulative Myrna Loy only to find himself going back to his more relaxed mistress Ann Harding. I loved Ann Harding in It happened on 5th avenue so it was nice seeing her in an earlier role. This was just ok. It didn't blow my mind but it was a good 3/5.
This movie was mostly directed by Ida Lupino and it was co-scripted by her as well. It's about an unwed girl who gets pregnant. There's the detached pianist who knocked who up and a sweet lame guy who actually does care for her. The ending is over the top and unintentionally had me and my sister laugh. Ida Lupino was simply an awesome director and actress. She was one of the first female directors and really her work still stands well today.
