Calle Mayor

bom filme

Other than the dubbing, Blair's performance is great, as is everything else in the film. The way it captures both the stifling small town feel and the emotional constraints of the two leads and weaves them together makes for a film rich with both personal and social examination. Blair's character is what lifts the film up to its great heights for me, though. She gives the film strong melancholic tone, but it never feels downbeat or particularly pitiable.

I can see that this movie has interesting social themes which mimic the themes being used in Hollywoodian melodrama of the 1950s - but to me, the story was not that interesting. One simplistic plot, no subplots. The characters were complex on paper, but not that well acted. Her - simpering; him - emotionless. Even the movie's looks were not very arresting. I really wonder why this is seen as a classic.