Review of Helen of Troy (1956) by Arjay B — 16 Oct 2007
Paris, played by Jacques Sernas, was the most gorgeous man I had ever seen and to me, made his character come alive. It is good for the viewer to see this cinemascope spectacular from 1956. Helen of Troy is very pleasingly made and with excellent action and spectacle - especially in the well populated fiery siege scenes. No CGI in those days, there really was a couple of thousand dressed and armed extras running all over the huge set. Rossana Podesta, a natural brunette given a blonde wig and the classical Grecian look - plays Helen, the indirect cause of the Trojan War, but for Paris, she is the goddess of love and beauty, "Aphrodite.".
It's based on Homer and neither substracts nor adds to his basic plot - except for the Gods, which are mentioned but never seen, which makes it a modern secular version of the Iliad.
One of the greatest epics ever made.
This review of Helen of Troy (1956) was written by Arjay B on 16 Oct 2007.
Helen of Troy has generally received mixed reviews.
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