Wonderful movie! It is unforgivable that such a film is ignored. There are some great artists in it, by the way. And these are not just names on paper, they really lit up, and all three of them. It's even hard for me to single out anyone. And if I know Vanessa Redgrave at least from the movie The Godmother, and Uma Thurman from Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, then actor Edward Fox is a real discovery for me.
An unpretentious and simple plot should not be misleading, for it does not claim the laurels of the “Basic Instinct”. Everything in the picture is very transparent, it is light as the blue sea of Italy, on the coast of which this tape takes place. The image of Miss Bentley, created by Vanessa Redgrave, cannot but be admired, honestly. At the time of filming, she was 58 years old, and on the screen in front of us a woman is a maximum of 45. Many young women are jealous.
In a place on Lake Como, in Italy, where all the honest aristocratic company gathered, a retired major came up. He's not an athlete, he's not a muscular, but you can see the military alignment. And if we add to this the manners of the aristocrat and the subtle insight of the society where he came, the air already smells like sympathy between Miss Bentley and our Colonel. They are not doing well, as a young Miss Beaumont appears on the horizon. Guess who's playing it three times? Uma's not a dummy, beautiful Thurman. And the film gets even more expressive.
They play tennis, they swim. In general, they do all the things that are due to their status. And so it comes out with them simply and easily that you do not doubt for a second their aristocracy. We add a young hot Italian who breathes unevenly to Miss Bentley and the semblance of intrigue is assured. But you and I are well aware that this is a director’s trick, but here you are, very much in business and to the place.
Beautiful views, the operator has tried to fame, will not let your eye get bored or vice versa be extremely concentrated. And that's very good. The unfading beauty of Vanessa Redgrave, coupled with her purposeful look, blooming like a rose bud, the beauty of Uma Thurman and handsome Edward Fox will give a wonderful mood. You can and should watch it!
9 out of 10