Not having seen this film before, and for lack of better selections to watch, we tuned in this 1970 Universal release that was shown on a cable channel, recently. Alas, "Story of a Woman" was the type of glossy product, made against breathtaking natural backdrops, so typical of that era. Europe was a lot cheaper in those days, so Hollywood took every occasion to go there to shoot movies that felt like a travelogue, which seems to be the case of this one.
The film is full of clichés. A beautiful Swedish girl, Karin, falls in love for a handsome Italian medical student, Bruno. Unknown to her, he is married to a wealthy woman. When the cheated wife confronts Karin, she is horrified and goes home. Bruno, who cannot cope with the loss, has words with the wife as the couple is driving from Rome to Florence. The discussion provokes an accident, where she dies.
In Sweden, Karin meets an older American diplomat, David. He falls in love with her. She confesses she had loved a man in Rome. It is irrelevant, because David is so much in love, he wants her in the worst way. So they married and begin a nice quiet life in Washington. Then, he is transferred. Guess where? Rome, in case you had not figured by now!
Leonardo Bercovici, wrote and directed "Story of a Woman" with an eye to set the action against those breathtaking places. Rome, Stockholm, Washington, Cortina D'Ampezzo, serve as a distraction to hide a stale plot that does not add anything to the story. Add to that an international cast with different accents, and the result is not a good movie that probably started with better intentions, but went nowhere.
The film is full of clichés. A beautiful Swedish girl, Karin, falls in love for a handsome Italian medical student, Bruno. Unknown to her, he is married to a wealthy woman. When the cheated wife confronts Karin, she is horrified and goes home. Bruno, who cannot cope with the loss, has words with the wife as the couple is driving from Rome to Florence. The discussion provokes an accident, where she dies.
In Sweden, Karin meets an older American diplomat, David. He falls in love with her. She confesses she had loved a man in Rome. It is irrelevant, because David is so much in love, he wants her in the worst way. So they married and begin a nice quiet life in Washington. Then, he is transferred. Guess where? Rome, in case you had not figured by now!
Leonardo Bercovici, wrote and directed "Story of a Woman" with an eye to set the action against those breathtaking places. Rome, Stockholm, Washington, Cortina D'Ampezzo, serve as a distraction to hide a stale plot that does not add anything to the story. Add to that an international cast with different accents, and the result is not a good movie that probably started with better intentions, but went nowhere.