Thursday, 11 June 2015

Allen before Allen

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Directed by Billy Wilder this film based on the play of the same name stars Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe. With his wife and child in the country for the summer a New York businessman struggles to keep clear of his vices while having a Midlife crisis.

This is one of those films that you can easily tell is based on a play and somewhat disappointingly a lot of material was cut to placate film censors. What we do get is a funny and interesting look into the mind of a some what neurotic, sex crazed man long before Woody Allen started making films. There is a lot to enjoy here even if this is not the deepest film ever and there is at least one iconic moment in the film.


4/5

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