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It Started in Paradise (1952)

It Started in Paradise poster
Directed by
Compton Bennett
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A top fashion designer in 1950s London is pushed out by a younger, ambitious assistant. Years later that assistant faces the same threat from a new rival.

britishdramaticstylishruthlessambitiousgenerationalromantictense

What happens

It Started in Paradise is a 1952 British drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Jane Hylton, Martita Hunt and Muriel Pavlow. Set in the world of haute couture, the storyline concerns an established master of her craft being usurped by a younger, ruthlessly ambitious underling, who then years later finds the same thing happening to her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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