The films of Alberto Lattuarda, although variable, are known for their elegance and technical polish, this being no exception. The colour is sumptuous and everyone looks gorgeous but a film featuring mainly vain, shallow, idle and vacuous characters is hardly likely to hold one's interest for long.
The best moments by far come towards the end when the true nature of Annamaria's past is revealed and she is given a second chance by an elderly, cynical millionaire. Fifties sex siren Martine Carol as Annamaria is of course a feast for the eye and very touching in the scenes with her daughter but the excellent Raf Vallone is wasted.
Considered 'daring' at the time it now appears rather tame and its subsequent status as one of the 'Hundred Italian films to be saved' remains, to this viewer at any rate, something of a mystery.
The best moments by far come towards the end when the true nature of Annamaria's past is revealed and she is given a second chance by an elderly, cynical millionaire. Fifties sex siren Martine Carol as Annamaria is of course a feast for the eye and very touching in the scenes with her daughter but the excellent Raf Vallone is wasted.
Considered 'daring' at the time it now appears rather tame and its subsequent status as one of the 'Hundred Italian films to be saved' remains, to this viewer at any rate, something of a mystery.