SEPTEMBER AFFAIR
(Paramount) F I hadn’t seen the name of William Dieterle among the credits I would have been tempted to believe that James A. Fitzpatrick had had a hand in the direction of this ‘sentimental little Mediterranean idyll. It’s so full of scenery-Florence with its squares and statuary, Rome, Naples; Vesuvius and Pompeii, Capri and the Blue Grotto (not so impressive in black and white) -and over all the bright sunlight of an Italian: summer. But beyond the outdoor photography, which is handled with a March of Time verve and efficiency, and a small quantity of good acting, mainly by Jessica Tandy and Francoise Rosay (who knows how to make the most of her opportunities), there is not much substance to September Affair. "A picture for middle-aged women" was how I heard it described (by a woman not yet middle-aged), and that is probably true. I was quite hemmed in by Marthas, all of them enjoying their vicarious romance, but all, I’m sure, convinced that they had chosen the better part.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 24, Issue 622, 1 June 1951, Page 24
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172SEPTEMBER AFFAIR New Zealand Listener, Volume 24, Issue 622, 1 June 1951, Page 24
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