La contessa scalza
Directed by:
Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay:
Joseph L. MankiewiczCinematography:
Jack CardiffComposer:
Mario NascimbeneCast:
Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring, Valentina Cortese, Rossano Brazzi, Elizabeth Sellars, Warren Stevens, Mari Aldon, Diana Decker (more)VOD (2)
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A high point in the already success-laden career of writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and one of the most glamorous and extravagant films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, The Barefoot Contessa is a tragic drama about the tumultuous rise and fall of fictional Hollywood actress Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner). Humphrey Bogart plays down on his luck writer and director Harry Dawes, reduced to working for an egotistical and abusive producer, Kirk Edwards (Warren Stevens). Whilst scouting for the female lead in his new movie, Dawes meets the beautiful and charismatic Maria Vargas, a barefooted flamenco dancer, in a Madrid night club and convinces her to star in his movie. Maria is an overnight sensation, but cannot find satisfaction in the shallow world of Hollywood, and the men in her life who treat her as nothing more than a commodity. (Eureka Entertainment)
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Even though the film is in color, in reality, it is quite a classic noir, additionally spiced up by the storytelling style of "Citizen Kane". Humphrey Bogart is simply captivating, and I couldn't take my eyes off of him. But it's not just him who makes the film truly fantastic, mysterious, and emotional through and through. Very well directed.
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