Thursday, May 31, 2007

So Long at the Fair (1950)

(France; 1889)
IMDb

Jean Simmons and her brother David Tomlinson travel to Paris to visit the worlds fair. After the first night in the hotel, Jean goes to awaken her brother, only to discover that not only is he missing, but his entire room is as well. Neat mystery story, that didn't end as I expected. Elaborate set design and costumes are highly memorable, you can tell the set dressers had a ball doing this thing. Dirk Bogarde plays an English painter who serves as a love interest for Simmons and helps her solve the mystery. Still not 100% certain who caused the hot air balloon to blow up.

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