User Reviews

Morbid curiosity kept me watching this drawn-out soap -- another story about a titan of business laid low by a woman who toys with him.

This one stands out for its star, a beyond-gorgeous, 23-year-old Brigitte Bardot, and its many fandango and flamenco scenes, some of the best of which feature little kids.

B. B. Is stunning as the uber-coquettish Eva, but I tired of her manipulations of supposedly sophisticated Mateo (Antonio Vilar), who is long overdue for a dose of the truth when the dance-troupe boss tells him, "Can't you see she doesn't want you?"

It's very weird that some solemnity is thrown into the mix when we learn that Eva's father collaborated with the Nazis. Yup, the film takes that sober moment and goes right back to being histrionic and tedious.

This movie was part of the Films on the Green series this summer in NYC -- French movies spotlighting dance. Had I gotten to the open-air screening, I might have liked it more. Via video, it's just OK, though I'm glad I saw it through to the end.

There's nothing to celebrate about relationships here -- except maybe that one isn't in one.

Another vibrant creature in Ms. Bardot's growing gallery of young temptresses is a joy to behold. Filmed in Spain in glorious technicolor, her beautiful golden hair cascading around her shoulders, she proves once again that no man is her match. Teasing and flirting with a well-to-do bull-breeder (who has a lovely invalid wife), this flamenco student is the ultimate sex kitten and proved she was the most irresistible sexual creature ever put on film. She plays him like a fiddle as well she should. Dressed in various bolts of red, yellow AND black, usually barefoot or wearing tiny slippers, flaunting her trademark dancer's walk, Ms. BB is at the top of her game with her confidence shining through.

A melodrama similar to THE NIGHT HEAVEN FELL ('58 as well) with beautiful locales that are exceptional. I don't think this did well at the box office with many bloated critics sneering at her blatant sensuality. Don't watch a dubbed version of this where they stick Ms. Bardot with a terrible voice, as they did many times.

A 7 out of 10. Best performance = B. Bardot. Gorgeious and seductive, holding out until it suits her needs, this young woman should be applauded for showing true sensuality in those censor-ridden and repressed 1950's. Bravo BB! The 1st truly independent woman in film at a relatively young age; 23 at this time. This film surprised me. Very few actresses nowadays, even in their thirties could project a maturing young woman's inner workings. Most of them still seem like teenagers. Oh well.