Review of A Foreign Affair (1948) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 13 Aug 2007
Wilder's strategy is to play a bubbly romantic comedy in a mise-en-scene of destruction and despair. As usual, it's more clever than meaningful, but this 1948 film is one of his most satisfactory in wit and pace.
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This review of A Foreign Affair (1948) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 13 Aug 2007.
A Foreign Affair has generally received positive reviews.
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