Reviews for The Barefoot Contessa
Review - Barefoot Contessa, The
Rather dull and rather sad.
Reviewed by Roger on 2011-02-17 22:10:54
The Barefoot Contessadirected by Joseph L. Mankiewicz | |
| Category: |
"Drama" |
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| Year of Release: | 1954 |
| Date Added: | 02/17/2011 |
| Date Watched: | 02/18/2011 |
| Description: | Ava Gardner plays Maria Vargas, a poor Spanish nightclub dancer who is discovered by Hollywood. Humphrey Bogart plays Harry Dawes, the director who helped make her a sensation in three movies. She is pursued by the rich producers of the movies, then by a South American millionaire but finds herself unable to love. Then she meets a count and falls in love. On her wedding night, the count reveals that he was injured in the war and impotent. She has a fling with a servant and gets pregnant. She tells Harry that the count will understand, but before she can tell him he kills her and her lover. |
| My Rating: | 4 |