Directed by Lewis Gilbert
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Teenager Susannah York and her two younger siblings end up alone in a countryside French hotel when their mother goes to the hospital. The hotel owner wants nothing to do with them, but gentleman Kenneth More convinces her to let them stay. At first, they take tours of the city and become great friends, the story straying dangerously close to a travelogue. However, the much older More begins to flirt with 16-year-old York, and she falls in love with him. If that wasn't bad enough, an even younger 13-year-old sister is flirting with the older busboy. There are some very uncomfortably situations that would probably get people arrested today. A scene with York, her sister and busboy getting drunk on wine is poorly acted by all, especially York. More's gentlemanly demeanor becomes unraveled and York gradually suspects that his true identity is a wanted thief, and possibly murderer. It all takes place in an old hotel and beautiful French countryside lavishly photographed by legendary cinematographer Freddie Young (Lawrence of Arabia, among others).
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