Word: caron
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Three Fables of Love differs from Bocaccio 70 in about the same way that Leslie Caron differs from Sophia Loren. This new string of romantic vignettes is less gaudy than its ancestor, but the quality and themes are nearly identical. If you have good eyesight and don't search for symbolism, Three Fables will give you an Eisenhower dollar's worth of entertainment...
...Leslie Caron, occasionally in lingerie, spends a weekend accidently locked up with a stolid picture framer in the last part, "Two Pigeons." The situation puts heavy stress on the imagination, but creates some decent comedy. By narrating their sides of the story alternately, the two prisoners expertly squeeze out all the possibilities their predicament suggests, short of the obvious...
...dirty room. This expectation is not fulfilled. Although the range of characters and the setting are standard enough: an unwed mother, a struggling writer, a sensitive Negro, and an assortment of boarding-house types ranging from aging actress to waggish whore, the result is far from ordinary. Leslie Caron as Jane, the Wronged but Right Girl, and Tom Bell as the Starving Writer show a great deal of perception in this story that is frankly about love...
...Shaped Room. Leslie Caron comes of age as an unwed mother caught in a tender romance she never bargained for. The dialogue is pungent, the situation grimly realistic, and the whole film is poignantly believable...
...Shaped Room. Leslie Caron plays an unwed mother-to-be with such dignity and sensitivity that the predictable twists of the plot can be overlooked. The dialogue is some of the most believable to be heard on the screen in many seasons...