Columbia Pictures
Directed by Brian G. Hutton
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Liz and Caine do their best Liz and Dick impression as a constantly arguing married couple in London. Caine starts an affair with the young and beautiful Susannah York, eventually falling in love with her. Liz will not give up Caine easily, following them around town, dropping in on their bedroom and eventually attempting suicide as a means of getting attention. It almost works, but when York and Caine move in together, Liz has one more trick up her sleeve. Liz revels in her deliciously nasty role, spitting out vile one liners, with Caine's return volleys just as effective. It's also an effective commentary on the morals of the sexual revolution of the late 60s and early 70s, though not quite up to the level of Virginia Woolf.
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