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Movie Reviews of Indiscreet
Movie Review: "How dare he make love to me and NOT be a married man!"
Summary: 4 Stars
INDISCREET pairs Ingrid Bergman with Cary Grant in a sizzling drawing-room comedy based on the play "Kind Sir" (and first filmed in 1931 with Gloria Swanson).
Bergman plays world-weary actress Anna Kalman. Anna has just returned to her London apartment following a disastrous holiday with the wrong man. Anna's life is turned upside-down when her sister and brother-in-law (Phyllis Calvert and Cecil Parker) introduce her to a dashing NATO diplomat, Philip Adams (Cary Grant).
Despite the fact that Philip is married, the two embark on a thrilling love-affair. But Philip also hides another secret from Anna, one that could potentially make or break the relationship...
Bergman and Grant have a fabulous chemistry. This is a decent romantic comedy, with enough rapier wit to distinguish it from the herd. Bergman's beautiful gowns were designed by Christian Dior, and Balmain of Paris. Keep your eyes out for some famous pictures displayed on the walls of Bergman's apartment.
The DVD sadly does not feature any extras.
Movie Review: Great Romantic Comedie
Summary: 4 Stars
Ingrid Bergman shines and Cary Grant is his usual handsome devilish self (think An Affair to Remember) in this romanitc comedy about a man who only pretends to be married to get the girl. Grant is charming, and Ingrid Berman, as a woman who tries not to fall in love but can't help but, is great. Although the movie starts out on the premise that the whole relationship is a scam, don't worry, there is througouhly satisfying ending.This movie was thoroughly enjoyable to watch, and is comparable to the best romantic comedies of today. Definitely a movie to see!
Movie Review: Indiscreet, I Love This Title.
Summary: 4 Stars
Charming, gorgeous, elegantly paced film. Cary Grant was too hard to resist as I looked at the cover of this dvd, of Cary leaning up against Ingrid Bergman. I had to own this movie, I knew I would love it. Cary Grant dancing a jig is enough reason to see it. He was hysterically graceful. A must own classic for any romcom film collector.Movie Review: Indiscreet
Summary: 4 Stars
CUSTOMERS BEWARE! It description lists the DVD as having closed captioned but it does not. I purchased 2 seperate items to make sure and it was not on either the DVD or VHS where it is both listed as having CC for the hearing impaired.Movie Review: Paper-Thin Drawing Room Shenanigans Provide an Excuse to Reunite Grant and Bergman
Summary: 3 Stars
Reunited a dozen years after co-starring in Alfred Hitchcock's most accomplished romantic thriller, Notorious, Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman strike genuine sparks in a soufflé-light drawing room comedy about a love affair caught up in personal deceptions. Directed rather flatly by Stanley Donen as he was making the transition from musicals like Singin' in the Rain and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the 1958 film is elegantly mounted but a bit hamstrung by Norman Krasna's uneventful script. The problem is that not much really happens in the story, at least not enough to stretch the expansive talents of the two stars. While Bergman shows what a game farceur she can be with a sharp way of delivering a smart line, Grant seems more on automatic pilot as he applies his naturally debonair manner to a rather idealized character.
The focus of the plot is on renowned stage actress Anna Kalman, who has not had much luck with men but certainly gets stalked by overzealous fans every time she is in public. Coming home early from a failed romantic rendezvous, she accidentally meets dashing diplomat Philip Adams. He's handsome, he's successful, he's Cary Grant after all. As an apparent beacon of decency, he admits to Anna that he's married. However, that doesn't stop them from embarking on an illicit affair, which gets stalled only periodically by guilt arising from the adulterous aspect of it. She is resigned to be Philip's back street mistress until she finds out he is not what he quite appears. This is where the film gets a bit more interesting even if it takes over an hour to get to that pivotal point. Simmering anger is followed by a petty act of vengeance as a punishment for the deceit that one character performs on the other, even if the basis of the deceit is well-intentioned.
Then in her forties and coming back from exile due to the Rossellini scandal, Bergman exhibits a stylish self-confidence befitting a stage star like Anna. As likeable and charismatic as Grant is, he only comes to life as Philip when the deceptions reveal themselves. Cecil Parker and Phyllis Calvert lend able comic support, though I never could buy the premise that Calvert and Bergman could be sisters given their differing accents. For the most part, Donen simply films the story like a play, no surprise since it was based on a moderately successful Broadway play called "Kind Sir". If you are a fan of either star, you are likely to have already seen this bauble of a film. Otherwise, the 100-minute running time may stretch your patience. As part of the Cary Grant 4-Disc Collector's Set, the 2008 DVD unfortunately offers no extras.