It's tough to watch such a beautiful man as Brazzi's character chase such a dried up spinster as Hepburn's character without thinking he's a gigolo or just plain horny. It's definitely a flawed love, with nowhere to go, but it is love, and acted perfectly. Hepburn's expectation that he's not trustworthy is symbolized by the red glass rip-off.
Also painful is the truth in her character's conflict. American women of the 50's and early 60's, especially women shamed by their unmarried state, were practically in bondage to conservative/Christian standards and were vulnerable to loss of job, home and friends if they strayed from the designated path.
Mag
Also painful is the truth in her character's conflict. American women of the 50's and early 60's, especially women shamed by their unmarried state, were practically in bondage to conservative/Christian standards and were vulnerable to loss of job, home and friends if they strayed from the designated path.
Mag