Post by Jep Gambardella on Jun 27, 2019 14:07:11 GMT
As a big fan of Billy Wilder, I jumped at the chance of watching his “A Foreign Affair”, a movie I not only had not seen before, but hadn’t even heard about. It takes place in Berlin after the war, as a congressional committee comes to town to look into reports that the occupying American forces are suffering from morale problems. Jean Arthur plays a congresswoman and Marlene Dietrich plays a cabaret singer, with the third part of the love triangle being an American officer played by John Lund.
While it doesn’t reach the same heights as some of Wilder’s best known movies such as “Sunset Boulevard”, “Some Like it Hot” and “The Apartment”, I found it very enjoyable and I recommend it to anyone who is excited rather than horrified at the prospect of watching a black-and-white movie from 70 years ago.
While it doesn’t reach the same heights as some of Wilder’s best known movies such as “Sunset Boulevard”, “Some Like it Hot” and “The Apartment”, I found it very enjoyable and I recommend it to anyone who is excited rather than horrified at the prospect of watching a black-and-white movie from 70 years ago.