Madame Beudet doesn’t smile once that we can see. Her life with her husband is not a happy one. There is little for her to do; the maid does all the housework. Even the cat ignores her. Although they live in the country, Mme Beudet feels too exhausted to venture outside. Her one loyal companion […]
Daily Archives: January 24, 2010
A generally okay actor, Robert Young is superb, giving his finest performance, as self-centered married stockbroker Larry Ballentine, who is on trial for murdering girlfriend Verna Carlson (Susan Hayward, vivid), who was killed and incinerated in a road accident of theirs that wasn’t even his fault. Meanwhile, his rich wife, Greta (Rita Johnson, good and […]
Anila Bose was only two years old when, 35 years ago, Manomohan Mitra, her uncle, left home to travel the world. Now someone claiming to be him visits, having cited the Indian tradition of extending hospitality even to a stranger. Most suspicious is Anila’s husband, businessman Sudhindra, who checks Uncle’s passport; with something akin to […]
Dennis Grunes 