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Title: beauty vs emptiness
Review: Despite the visual beauty , the exquisite music and outstanding performance by Dirk Bogarde..I still found this movie missing something. At first I wasn't sure what it was until I watched it a second time and realized that there was little,if any warmth in this film.The scenes in the hotel with the Countess feel 'staged' with the girls,in particular, sitting like dolls, barely showing any expression or reaction to conversations. The beach scenes,although it's summer have an oddly empty feel and look about them. I found it strange that a lady should be walking through what appears to be a rather dark and unsavory part of the city with her children... There is coolness everywhere..perhaps it's the light..perhaps it's the oh so leisurely visuals..but most of all, although the film is about love and obsession, I found little passion in it in the end. A very difficult role for Bogarde but he was extraordinary.
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