Product: Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Rating: 3.0
This is a successful comedy project, all round.
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1984), is an obvious movie pick for fans ofNastassja Kinski, at her peak at the time (aged 25), and those ofDudley Moore. To enjoy this picture, it will also help viewers ifthey are (even moderate) fans of classical music ( such as ofStravinsky's Violin Concertos, for example), in addition to good,clean, above-board humor, never going bottom feeding for laughs.The plot has to do with what goes on in a man's mind, when he'sacheived everything, such as the ultimate in public recognition(Carnegie Hall conductor), wealth, career, success, money, and abeautiful wife.The answer, of course, is the fear and deep concern of losing all,or any of those, especially the woman, played here convincingly byKinski, the latter who really comes alive (unlike many of her othermovies), with a playful, expressive, affectionate, fresh,extroverted, revealing, feminine, elegant presence.Surrounding that paranoia of jealousy and infidelity, Moore succeedsin his own classy manner, in generating a multitude of laughs overthe 90 mins, although the picture does seem to go offrack at the 75minute mark and afterwards, a bit psychotic.The soundtrack is done to a perfection, comprising hand-pickednumbers that only a veteran of the business could have selected. Thethe filming is fine, with a pleasing true widescreen on DVD.The 1980's style is visible, the actors male and femalse generouslygrowing their hair shoulder-length, yet, the movie has aged well inalmost all aspects.There are a number of catchy, clever, funny phrases, doubleentendres, gags that keep the humor going such as "Young men arelike fast food.. quick but not all that good!"There's also a short nude shower scene, for those documenting. It isin this movie, that Kinski sports a Halloween hog mask, and not inHotel New Hampshire.Armand Assante is almost unrecognizable from his height, youth andnice guy image shown here, unlike many later roles as a tough guy.