Black comedies don't get much funnier than "The naked truth". The plot is both witty and inventive and there are memorable characters and lines. I've got a weak spot for the hapless Ethel, a citizen of the most blameless moral character, who gets dragooned into crime in order to defend her mother's honor, or what's left of it. (Watch out for the scene where Mumsy describes her Youthful Indiscretion : "I fell into a wrong crowd, times were easy and so was... Never mind.")
The performances range from good to excellent. Peter Sellers, for instance, shines as a cunning bastard who divides his waking hours between hosting maudlin, patronizing TV-shows for the elderly on the one hand and exploiting the innocent as a slum landlord on the other hand. (One of the shows, by the way, includes a very special treat for opera lovers : a rendition of "Ombra mai fu" on a cheap whistle flute.)
A very British work of the polished and urbane school. Much recommended.
The performances range from good to excellent. Peter Sellers, for instance, shines as a cunning bastard who divides his waking hours between hosting maudlin, patronizing TV-shows for the elderly on the one hand and exploiting the innocent as a slum landlord on the other hand. (One of the shows, by the way, includes a very special treat for opera lovers : a rendition of "Ombra mai fu" on a cheap whistle flute.)
A very British work of the polished and urbane school. Much recommended.