the first half hour or so of this movie i like . the obvious bud romance between ingrid bergman and mel ferrer be cute to watch and i want to see the inevitable happen between them . however and once the action switch to the home of ingrid fiancé and it all completely fell apart . instead of romance and charm and we see some excruciatingly dopey parallel character emerge who ruin the film . the fiancé boorish son and the military attaché vie for the maid attention look stupid sort of like a subplot from an old love boat episode . how the charm and elegance of the first portion of the film can give way to dopiness be beyond me . this film be an obvious attempt by renoir to recapture the success he have with the rule of the game and a the movie be very similar once the action switch to the country estate ( just a in the other film ) . i be not a huge fan of the rule of the game and but elena and her men have me appreciate the artistry and nuance of the original film .