An ethereally beautiful Catherine Spaak roaming around a sunny Rome and the nearby countryside in gorgeous monochrome to the beat of a jazzy score as she contemplates whether or not she's ready to embark on her first love affair is one of the coolest movie experiences I've had in a long, long time. Those Italians were pretty darn great at movie making at the time and here's the proof in a concise ninety minutes. Alberto Lattuada, you were a genius..
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