garywhalen2

Both domi and durix are correct. The American DVD release is a washed-out black & white, dubbed version. My wife and I still enjoyed it though. The plot, music, and the presence of BB made it possible to overlook the American-released DVD production problems.

The French DVD release is the one you must get. The French DVD provides the original rich colors and a crystal clear soundtrack. BB looks beautiful in hot pants, an evening dress, and not once but twice in a tub. No English subtitles though--which is a frustration I have with many French DVD releases.

The attempt at creating a "mod" Paris not unlike mod London of the 60s is a hoot, and the contrast made between it and the French countryside is obvious but never forced. Bardot's flirtations toward the cellist Gaspard will charm you.

This is one of the worst comedies I have ever seen. (How in the world could anyone rave about this thing???) I like some Jerry Lewis comedies. Not having seen this one I looked forward to it. My family and I sat and starred at the screen and, I think, chuckled maybe three times.

Spectacular sets, surreal scenes, and Jerry's exaggerated facial expressions do not a funny movie make. The opening scene in which Jerry graduates from junior college and is jilted by his supposed girl friend could have been gold in the hands of Chaplin or Keaton. Heck, even in a Martin & Lewis comedy it would have worked. But Jerry Lewis overacts beyond belief.

The scenes involving "baby" are so forced and overdone that what laughs might be there are lost.

Alastair Sim is a hired killer in this hilarious black comedy from the 50s. Mr. Sim's facial expressions alone make this movie worth repeated viewings. After a brief review of his life as a professional killer--narrated by Sim--we are treated to his attempt on the life of a British government official at a bed & breakfast called The Green Man. Alastair Sim is a favorite of mine. He's the best Scrooge ever, and his stint in the St. Trinian movies shouldn't be missed. But I laughed at him more in this film than in any other. And he's not all there is to this film. The script is nicely done with none of the padding such a story would get today. And despite this being an inexpensively done 50s British comedy it is amazing how the movie doesn't seem dated in the true sense of that term.

What a delightfully simple suspense film! From the opening scene in a "prison hospital" to a ride up an elevator to a small home in the country this Kafka-esqe story will grip you. I'm surprised this film has not been released on DVD considering it stars Jean-Louis Trintignant.

I saw this film on TV over 20 years ago. CBS offered a--sadly short-lived--cable channel that offered truly quality films. When I happened to catch Le Secret (probably 1982) I was stunned that I had never heard of it and had no memory of its release in the U.S. eight years earlier. Like Hitchock? Yes, but not completely.