Scorsese's inspiration The story of an unsuccessful singer who traded a big city for the backwaters to get closer to her family. Petey Brown hopes to finally find peace, but instead finds himself in a cycle of intrigue, suffering and betrayal. However, Life presents her with a gift - love in the person of the musician San Thomas, who lost faith in his gift.
A superbly shot drama with elements of musical and family cinema, Raoul Walsh's picture is not only good in itself - according to Martin Scorsese, it was "The Man I Love" that inspired him to create the film "New York, New York". Ida Lupino - fragile and brave, desperately fighting with circumstances - is simply magnificent, and the duet of the actress with Bruce Bennett is in no way inferior to Liza Minnelli's pair - Robert De Niro. The final scenes, when the heroine wanders along the embankment and the camera snatchs her face, slowly changing from grief to hope and joy, are suspiciously similar to the famous ending of the Nights of Cabiria - from which it follows that Walsh's painting impressed not only Scorsese.
This is a film about love, about mutual help and acceptance, about the selfless need to do good. The fact that real art helps to stay afloat in the most difficult moments. Believe in your purpose and your strength. About how rare it is to meet a kindred soul, and how important it is to allow yourself, no matter what, to be happy.
It's a very good movie. Check it out for sure.
9 out of 10