Indiscreet
1958
Wealthy American Philip (Cary Grant) and famous actress Anne (Ingrid Bergman) meet just as Anne insists that all the best men have already been taken. Though Philip is taken, Anne can't resist their instant attraction and electricity. But the rather big, and unexpected, secret Philip hides from his new love threatens to spoil .. Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Phyllis Calvert, David Kossoff |
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| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Indiscreet
Wealthy American Philip (Cary Grant) and famous actress Anne (Ingrid Bergman) meet just as Anne insists that all the best men have already been taken. Though Philip is taken, Anne can't resist their instant attraction and electricity. But the rather big, and unexpected, secret Philip hides from his new love threatens to spoil everything.
When they teamed up again in INDISCREET--more than a decade after their romance in Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS--Grant and Bergman were no longer shiny-bright young stars. (Grant had been in films for 30 years and a screen idol for 20, while Bergman had made her name in CASABLANCA 15 years earlier.) But Grant's salt-and-pepper hair and Bergman's knowing eyes give their turbulent relationship the weight, subtlety, and wisdom a younger couple couldn't provide. Aided by director Stanley Donen's stylish direction and knowledge of what raises a mundane romance to the level of classic, Bergman and Grant make INDISCREET an intelligent, and enjoyable, tale about the bumpy road of love.
| Starring | Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Phyllis Calvert, David Kossoff, Megs Jenkins |
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| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Jul 2001 Production year: 1958 |
| Format | DVD |
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Two of the screen's most elegant stars provide much of the pleasure in this glossy romantic comedy, adapted by Norman Krasna from his play Kind Sir. The action has been transplanted from New York to foggy London (it was filmed at Elstree) with Ingrid Bergman as a famous actress looking for love and Cary Grant as the diplomat who's pretending he's married when he's not. Highlights include Grant dancing a superb Highland reel and a witty supporting performance as a chauffeur in disguise from the under-rated David Kossoff. It's nonsense, of course, but utterly charming.
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Affairs among the ultra rich, amusing when played by these stars but with imperfect production values which the alarmingly thin plot allows one too much time to consider.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Cary Grant is by far the only man who could have pulled this character off and Ingrid was brilliant as his co-star. Fantastic classic film - I loved it!
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Stiff and stagy
The title's a bit of a misnomer for this romantic comedy about a supposedly adulterous affair between an actress and a playboy is the soul of discretion. Perhaps to be expected because of its vintage, it should also be noted that for a comedy, it's less than funny, coasting solely on the charming chemistry between its two stars.
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Indiscreet
Wealthy American Philip (Cary Grant) and famous actress Anne (Ingrid Bergman) meet just as Anne insists that all the best men have already been taken. Though Philip is taken, Anne can't resist their instant attraction and electricity. But the rather big, and unexpected, secret Philip hides from his ...
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