Flesh and Desire (1954)
Directed by Jean Josipovici
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Nov 26, 1958 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
La Chair et le Diable (The Devil and the Pulpit) is a serviceable vehicle for the magnificent Vivienne Romance. The star plays the sensuous wife of farm-owner Peter Van Eyck, who has recently hired itinerant laborer Rossano Brazzi. Sure enough, Vivienne and Brazzi inaugurate a torrid affair, with Vivienne as the aggressor. Shortly afterward, Van Eyck disappears, and when a mangled body turns up, the illicit lovers are accused of the crime. When Van Eyck does show up, it is to late to prevent a tragedy of near-apocalyptic dimensions. Oddly enough, this "outdoors" melodrama is largely filmed within the walls of a studio.
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bachelor, community, desire, farming, gigolo, handsome, jealousy, killing, lady, love, man, murder, romance