Gilded Gold vs raw Diamond
An excellent movie, a study into the teen-age infatuation of an innocent girl, who encounters two persons,
First one is outwardly perfect, both in by looks as well as his behaviour towards the girl. He is the top drawing performer of the carnival, a celebrated magician. But unknown to the innocent girl, he is gilded gold, his helps to the girl are with not so honourable intentions.
The other man is rough (the angry man as Lili calls him). Totally obnoxious to her, and if he has any tender feeling, towards her or any one else, it is carefully hidden from all, most of all, from his subject.
The movie gives an interesting glimpse into this dynamic and an interesting study into how a person has not only Jekyll and Hyde inside him, but with different shades of it - Cunning, Coward, Romantic, Vain, Brash,... and unlike Dr J and Mr H, all of them stay together, though may not be very peaceful coexistence within a (all)human being. And this delineation is what makes this movie much above average, thanks to Mel Ferrer, who could live the role, nor only bringing out the inner conflict, but the reasons of his bitter-ness and complex. Though it is Leslie Caron (Lili)'s vehicle, but much more interesting study is the role of Mel Ferrer.
Of course the question remains, whether the very young and innocent Lili would fall to the charm of the Magician, her puppy love/ infatuation, or would be able to discover the flawed, but still real gem, the puppeteer. Of course in real life probably the ending won't be as 'Logical', since at that age, people don't follow head.
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