The Grass is Greener (1960) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Grass is Greener
Year
1960
Running time
104 min.
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy. Screwball comedy. Jealousy
Synopsis
When American millionaire Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum) stumbles into the private quarters of Victor (Cary Grant) and Hilary (Deborah Kerr), an English aristocratic couple who allow public tours through their stately mansion, he brings a whirlwind of trouble with him. Hilary’s dissatisfaction with her staid life plus verbal sparring with Charles about Anglo-American differences spark a romance between the two, easily perceived by Hilary’s husband, Victor. When Hilary goes to London to meet Charles secretly, an old flame of Victor’s visits to give him advice on his disintegrating marriage and to perhaps seduce him too. Victor’s solution? Invite his wife’s lover up for the weekend to engage in some fishing and a duel. Woven together with a wide streak of humor is a wonderful, surprisingly rich and blunt scrutiny of marital troubles and endurance.
Awards
1960: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Film - Comedy and Actor (Grant)
Critics' reviews
- "This movie offers four of the best -- and best-looking -- Hollywood stars cavorting together in material so slight and inconsequential it often seems ready to float away like a toy balloon"
- "Miss Kerr and Miss Simmons look attractive and Mr. Grant and Mr. Mitchum try hard to create the illusion of being moved by love and passion. But they both appear mechanical and bored"
- "Charming, if a bit claustrophobic."
- "Stanley Donen's spouse-swapping comedy is not as naughty as it might have been, but it showcases Mitchum in a good comic role"
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