So Long at the Fair (1950)
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Duration: 86 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Antony Darnborough and Terence Fisher
Stars: Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde and David Tomlinson
IMDb score:
7,1 (2.904)
Releasedate: 28 March 1950
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
So Long at the Fair plot
"Paris ! ... city of love and intrigue ... scene of the most fascinating mystery ever filmed !"
In 1889 the British Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny embark on a trip to the World's Fair in Paris. Both sleep in separate rooms in a hotel. When Vicky wakes up the next morning, her brother is gone. No one in the hotel remembers Johnny. Vicky decides to look for her missing brother alone, when the British consul and the French police don't believe her either.
Actors and actresses
Vicky Barton
George Hathaway
Johnny Barton
Narcisse
Madame Hervé
Rhoda O'Donovan
Nina
Doctor Hart
Mrs. O'Donovan
Day Porter
Reviews & comments
Brix
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- 19794 messages
- 5214 votes
"Mystery" is the perfect name.
I had no idea where the story was going, and really didn't see the ending coming.
Now that I know how it worked, I do think there were a few clues I missed.
Entertaining, with beautiful Parisian locations and a good cast.
It is very good for the atmosphere of the film that much of the dialogue is entirely in French.
They are not subtitled on the UK DVD I have (but fortunately I could understand them).
I have always found Jean Simmons to be a peculiar actress.
What did bother me, however, is a plot hole concerning a hotel maid who knows too much and dies.
That was not mentioned further.
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klara
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- 814 messages
- 20367 votes
I love these kinds of mystery movies where you have to guess for a long time how things really stand. If
quite often than not, the final reveal turns out to be a bit of a disappointment. But have you in the meantime
I sat watching an enigmatic film, captivated. In which the increasingly desperate Jean
Simmons is eventually assisted by a helpful Bogarde, now in a smoother role.
as much as I am usually used to from him. (I find many of his roles rather stiff). Despite
that generally little spectacular happens, it is primarily the cast across the board that
keeps the film afloat, and the film continuously maintains a lurking, ominous atmosphere.
Incidentally, I initially thought of Polanski's film Frantic for a moment. Also in Paris, by the way.
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clubsport
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- 4169 messages
- 7163 votes
I can certainly agree with Clara regarding the plot and the final conclusion; it is quite a disappointment and actually rather unbelievable how something like this is handled.
It is an originally conceived ending, but rather far-fetched in its execution, to put it mildly.
Still, overall I did enjoy this film; the atmosphere is great and the setting is very beautiful.
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