The fact that "Purple Moon" plays well after almost thirty years is a testament to French director Rene Clement's clean, objective direction and his faithful adherence to the Hitchcock formula. Pretty poor boy goes after everything pretty rich boy has, including his yacht and his girl friend in this tightly focused semi-thriller. We see once again (cf., Polanski's "Knife in the Water" (1962) and the early Nicole Kidman vehicle "Dead Calm" (1989)) that some very bad things that can happen when you get two men and one woman on a yacht in the middle of nowhere.
Charming locales and a clever ending make this a treat to watch.
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Charming locales and a clever ending make this a treat to watch.
(Note: Over 500 of my movie reviews are now available in my book "Cut to the Chaise Lounge or I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Remote!" Get it at Amazon!)