"So Long at the Fair" is a pleasant film with Hitchcockian dimensions--a psychological mystery that turns into a detective story.
A young Englishwoman, Vicky Barton (Jean Simmons), and her brother Johnny (David Tomlinson) travel to Paris for the Exposition of 1889. She is excited to experience the fair--with its new wonder, the Eiffel Tower--but her joy turns to panic when she discovers that her brother is missing and there is no trace of him. A young artist named George Hathaway (Dirk Bogarde) becomes an ally in her quest to prove that Johnny is actually missing.
Ms. Simmons performance is charming and convincing, reminding me of Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark". Mr. Bogarde plays the handsome, helpful stranger very well, and the two of them work well together.
Though this film may not pack the punch of a film like "Rear Window", it is enjoyable, primarily due to the story (taken from a novel) and the chemistry between the actors.
A young Englishwoman, Vicky Barton (Jean Simmons), and her brother Johnny (David Tomlinson) travel to Paris for the Exposition of 1889. She is excited to experience the fair--with its new wonder, the Eiffel Tower--but her joy turns to panic when she discovers that her brother is missing and there is no trace of him. A young artist named George Hathaway (Dirk Bogarde) becomes an ally in her quest to prove that Johnny is actually missing.
Ms. Simmons performance is charming and convincing, reminding me of Audrey Hepburn in "Wait Until Dark". Mr. Bogarde plays the handsome, helpful stranger very well, and the two of them work well together.
Though this film may not pack the punch of a film like "Rear Window", it is enjoyable, primarily due to the story (taken from a novel) and the chemistry between the actors.