The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Kicked off with a Bogart voice over, which put me in an immediate good mood...but it wasn't enough to sustain me through the entire film. The story involves a Spanish dancer being discovered by Hollywood, becoming an adored star, and falling in love with a secretive Count. Since we start with her funeral, the whole thing’s in flashback -- a device not nearly as effective here as in Sunset Boulevard.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, but the end product didn’t have the weight of its quality parts.

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