Review of The Moon Is Blue (1953) by Ken T — 07 Dec 2011
Very good film with director Preminger not so subtly pecking away at the Hayes' Code. A young virgin actress (Maggie McNamara) meets an architect (William Holden) at the Empire State Building. She agrees to go back to his apartment - him with obvious intentions and her with more ambiguous thoughts.
Soon we meet playboy and father (David Niven) whose daughter is smitten, but upset with the architect. Both men become fascinated by the young but very verbose actress as situations arise forcing characters to move about and interact with each other.
The film sports tremendous dialogue throughout and all actors give excellent performances. The use of the word "virgin" was particularly taboo at the time. The female character is still fascinating in her brash discussions - leaving what is typically unsaid now revealed and the male characters often have difficulty adapting to her frank words.
It is a wonderful interplay. Definitely worth seeing!
This review of The Moon Is Blue (1953) was written by Ken T on 07 Dec 2011.
The Moon Is Blue has generally received positive reviews.
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