Gasp-inducing party scene and helicopter shots of the French countryside, and I gotta look into VistaVision bc everything looks ravishing (damn, that fireworks scene). The attempts at rat-tat-tat witty dialogue get kinda tiring and the story actually chugs along quite creakily, but this films' locations and costume party colours, besides the general otherworldliness of Grant and Kelly, ensure it's pretty undeniable.
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