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The Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa

6.8/ 10

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1954

Release Year

128 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.

Keywords

dancer
madrid, spain
count
millionaire
film director

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

January 11, 2024

7
7/10

Occasionally narrated by Humphrey Bogart, he regales us with his story as the down on his luck Hollywood writer/director "Dawes" who alights on a tavern dancer in Madrid. "Maria Vargas" (Ava Gardner) is a woman with striking good looks and an aloofness that he immediately sees stardom in. Luckily hi

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