This is a truly awful film that is redeemed by its incredibly beautiful cinematography. The story is unbelievable and pure hokum. It is made even worse by what is probably the worst musical score I have ever heard. Nearly every scene is suffused with a saccharine overly of stringed instruments that sound as if they are rehearsing a Mahler symphony. And the ending is one of the most preposterous I have ever seen.
All that having been said, it is also one of the most visually beautiful films I have ever seen. I have always been partial to Technicolor, and the astonishing fact about this film's Technicolor cinematography is that appears so early in the history of color film. This film is best watched with the sound muted.
Rating: 6/10
All that having been said, it is also one of the most visually beautiful films I have ever seen. I have always been partial to Technicolor, and the astonishing fact about this film's Technicolor cinematography is that appears so early in the history of color film. This film is best watched with the sound muted.
Rating: 6/10