There’s always a market for a tale about a middle aged (35) spinster who finds love in a foreign country with a foreigner and this was Dodie Smith's first big success on stage (even if she was so nervous she wrote it under a pseudonym). Here it’s the Alps and the twist is the guy is – wait for it – married. Summertime, Shirley Valentine… you know what to expect. John Chapman calls this a romantic comedy – it isn’t really. Walter Slezak is fine as the foreigner who actually loves the English woman but can’t be with her. The scenes were the girls’ family poo-poo her dreams are effective.
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