Dear Caroline (1951)

Dear Caroline (1951). 1h 55m

“Very French in being both earthy and romantic, poetic and erotic, Caroline Cherie is a handsomely shot shaggy dog story and tragi-comic romance set in the thick of the French revolution, the u0026#39;Candideu0026#39;-like tale of a spoilt young aristocratic girl suffering greater and greater indignities and deprivations during the Reign of Terror. Production values are excellent and the black u0026amp; white photography is inventive and beautiful. Some shots reminded me of The Third Man, which of course was made around the same time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat most stand out today are the occasional glimpses of the nude body of lead actress Martine Carol, which would have been unthinkable in any British or American film of the same era, but here they just seem a part of the story along with everything else.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not a first rate film – the witty characters never take on enough weight and depth, and itu0026#39;s a little too slow-paced and long – but itu0026#39;s a delightful confection to exist and certainly worth checking out, even if only the once.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e6.7/10.”