FEDORA (1978) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Billy Wilder

Written by - Tom Tryon, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond

Starring - William Holden, Marthe Keller

"An independent film director goes to an island off Greece to persuade a big retired star to make her return in his new picture. However, once there he realises it’s extremely hard to get to talk to her, and becomes entangled in a mysterious story of obsession, the likes filmmaker Billy Wilder had already explored with Sunset Boulevard. Here, the film is too definely split into two parts, and the ending seems unnaturally long. Furthermore, though it is good to see a Wilder and Holden reunion, the script is not as good as their previous collaboration, and feels out of time and place."

Drama, France/West Germany