Lydia

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Time Out says

This seductive Hollywood remake of Duvivier's earlier Carnet de Bal can't quite compete with the swoony romantic pessimism that engulfed the '30s French cinema, but as an ersatz exercise in old-school charm it has its moments. Oberon is at the centre of another episodic structure as a New England grande dame reflecting over the string of varied lovers life turned up for her.

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Release details

UK release:

1941

Duration:

104 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Cast:

Hans Yaray, Joseph Cotten, Alan Marshal, Edna May Oliver, Merle Oberon, Sara Allgood

Music:

Miklós Rózsa

Art Director:

Vincent Korda

Editor:

William Hornbeck

Cinematography:

Lee Garmes

Screenwriter:

Samuel Hoffenstein, Ben Hecht

Producer:

Alexander Korda

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Rated as: 4/5 (1 rating)

  • Juliene Duviviet again weaves a story of hazy memory and nostalgia in his English language/British produced remake of his original French language Un Carnet du Bal. The alternate English title, Illusions, zeroes in on the crux of what the moviegoer sees and hears. The early scence at the ball warns the viewer that one person's enthrallment is another's mundane experience. Well before J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and its problematic narrator's story and Kurasawa's Rashomon with wildly different stories trying to explain the truth, Carnet/Lydia entered the territory with a bittersweet look at love, remembrance and corruption caused by the passage of time.

    allthumbs About 8 days ago
    Rated as: 4/5
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