Over the past couple years, Twilight Time has gradually built a
catalog rich with classics from decades past. The Big Heat and Blake Edwards'
High Time are two films of note that I've had the pleasure of watching that were by the
company and now it's on to my third Blu-ray with the release of Otto Preminger's
Bonjour Tristesse. My only experience with Preminger is with the star-studded,
head-spinner, Skidoo, but thankfully he's made some much better films with
Bonjour Tristesse being one of his finer, earlier efforts.The gorgeous Jean Seberg (Paint Your Wagon) plays a very privileged young girl named Cecile, living in France with her Play boy father, Raymond (David Niven, Casino Royale, and Candleshoe). Cecile has quite a spoiled side to her but never off-putting. Her dad seems to have some complications with his love-life and that becomes more so when his ex, Anne (Deborah Kerr, An Affair to Remember) decides to join Raymond and Cecile's stepmother at their home on the French Riviera. This doesn't make things much better for the trio with both women vying for Raymond's affection.