The story is set among a group of Brits who are staying in Antibes, France....near Nice and Monte Carlo. It begins these folks all in a dither because apparently one of them ran away with a man she hardly knew...and she was supposed to marry another man! Robert (Leo Genn) regales his friends with a similar story...one that you assume will prove that love at first sight and marrying in haste is a good thing. Oddly, the story pretty much proves the opposite...which, actually, is a good thing as you don't want movies romanticizing such blind and foolish love.
It seems that Linda (Merle Oberon) met a young man who was a compulsive gambler (Richard Todd). The pair instantly hit it off and you could tell she was head over heels in love with the man. As for him, he says he realizes how empty his life of gambling has been and he makes a promise to God to reform and never gamble again.
I thought this film had a nice polish and set a nice romantic mood. Understand, however, it is NOT a romantic film...at least by the end. It's actually a very realistic portrait of a woman who is desperately in love with a man with an uncontrollable addiction. Had everything gone happily ever after, I would have hated the film...as it sure wouldn't have been realistic. However, it chose a very realistic ending...one that will no doubt annoy folks wanting to see a romance....and the film is much like a bait and switch here! I appreciated it...some clearly will not. As for the film's message, apart from gambling is indeed an addiction, the messages otherwise are a bit cloudy and vague.
It seems that Linda (Merle Oberon) met a young man who was a compulsive gambler (Richard Todd). The pair instantly hit it off and you could tell she was head over heels in love with the man. As for him, he says he realizes how empty his life of gambling has been and he makes a promise to God to reform and never gamble again.
I thought this film had a nice polish and set a nice romantic mood. Understand, however, it is NOT a romantic film...at least by the end. It's actually a very realistic portrait of a woman who is desperately in love with a man with an uncontrollable addiction. Had everything gone happily ever after, I would have hated the film...as it sure wouldn't have been realistic. However, it chose a very realistic ending...one that will no doubt annoy folks wanting to see a romance....and the film is much like a bait and switch here! I appreciated it...some clearly will not. As for the film's message, apart from gambling is indeed an addiction, the messages otherwise are a bit cloudy and vague.