The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-10

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Theater.
A emotionafly strange, moving
and beautifully photographed
film in color which seems as if
it were expressly tinted for the
heart-shaped face and sloe-eyes
of Ava Gardner, the story is
overlong, but absorbing. If you
! are not romanticiSt; if you are
SO matter of-fact that your ina
gination dislikes working over
time, you will rebel at being
asked to accept the fantasy. But
there are few men and women
who are such calloused realists
that they can completely reject
the theme, presented with a lyric
quality and expert acting.
Remember Portrait of jean
ME" with Jennifer Jones and
Joseph Cotton in a movie which
telescoped time and dealt with
reincarnation? There is similar
ity here. The narration is pre-
sented by a smooth voice ana
the opening sequence is followed
by flashbacks which unfold the
| tale.
Uncle Jeffry" is examining an
old manuscript when his niece
rushes in to tell him that fisher
men have brought in two bodies
to the beach. A bell is tolling
Eand the villagers of a Spanish
town called Esperanto run to the
scene. All that is shown is that
of a delicate hand of a woman
lying against the Palm of man,
:, the rest is covered by the coarse
met, which had retrieved them
.Ifrem the sea.
7 kdThe net of destiny is the back
lground of the story. Pandora, a
beautiful, selfish, vain and head
strong girl is played avidly by
Ava Garner who obviously en-
joys her role and so does il
justice.
She is the femme fatale who
attracts suitors as a flame mag
lnetizes moths. And she is just as
wicked and destructive as fire. A
young Englishman commits sui
eide over her. Another, racing
car advocate bitches his fiancee
and his car for love of Pandora
This gentleman, by the by, is {
subtle comedian at times. Hi:
!, smoke is only stolen by the
!, Spanish bullfighter, Cabre, WHIT
also falls afoul of Pandora's lure
to the extent of trying murder
The portrait of the toreador il
! done in bold, magnificent arts
: try. The smouldering Spanish
2 background and the minor char
: acterizations which fit into it art
: wonderfully done and fascinat
: ing.
Then Mason appears and tn,
! legend of the Flying Dutchmal
: enters the web so finely spun
Because of a crime COMMITTEES
centuries before, he is destine,
to live the tortured years, un
able to die, devoid of salvation
unless he can find a woman VIII
!. is willing to die for him. Para
:, doxically. the selfish, tempetuou
: Pandora is the chosen one, am
: a reincarnation.
!. The love story is tender an,
! violent at the same time. Masol
! moves somberly through his rol
9 depicting the brooding agony Q
a man who is torn between de
sire of salvation and the love h
finally finds, knowing that deaf
awaits the woman who love
him.
m Now and then touch of h,
"a lmour relieves the tense drama
of the Spanish housekeeper VIII
Of tries to serve cup of coffee I
cs her preoccupied master and fiji
C. ally sits down to drink il hel
d. self with a resigned shrug. An
n. there Is tingling suspense in III
&c racing episode and the hans
a somely executed bullfight.
d. carefulness of detail adds spark
I'M to the elaborate embroidery ,
go the pictures rich brocade. II
film is one you will long n
member!