"The girl with the golden eyes" although it became actress/singer Marie Laforêt's nickname ,has fallen into oblivion.Is it fair? Yes it is .It emphasizes the worst aspects of the Nouvelle Vague :youth cult,approximative screenplay,"meaningful" "deep" dialog,actors hamming it up -with the exception of Laforêt who does not play and who's just beautiful- ,the obligatory drunk scenes ...And to top it all,an overdone cinematography (Albicoco Sr) which exudes a chic magazine aestheticism !This aestheticism which would become Albicoco Jr 's trademark in such overblown works as "Le Petit Matin " (1971) or his adaptation of Alain-Fournier's "Le Grand Meaulnes" (1967) This is a Balzac book transferred to the screen,read the cast and credits.But it takes place circa 1960 .The daring subject (bisexual women,six years before Chabrol's "les Biches") is not daring anymore today.We' re left with uninteresting characters in luxury flats.
Review of The Girl with the Golden Eyes
