"GREEN FIRE" (1954)A reckless miner (Stewart Granger) is on the hunt for the eponymous emerald in the capital of Colombia, where a beautiful plantation owner (Grace Kelly) grows coffee beans amidst revolution.
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It's spry and flirtatious in the first half, dour and histrionic in the second, but the location-work is consistently stunning including a doozy of an action climax. It's no Romancing the Stone. [B-]
- "THE SWAN" (1956)
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A princess (Grace Kelly) is pushed by her family to marry the crown prince (Alec Guinness), while her true affections lie with the house tutor (Louis Jourdan).
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It's classy and chic with a touch of lace and wonderfully performed, yet the it's-hard-out-here-for-a-princess final act is oddly muddled, slightly rescued by stirring Guinness monologue. [B-]
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