A Breath of Scandal (1960)

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy

Country

Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a regal Austrian family has an unexpected encounter with a dashing American engineer visiting for business. Their attraction sparks a comedy of social rules and romantic misunderstandings set in early 1900s Vienna.

romanticlightheartedwhimsicalelegantvintagelushplayfulcharming

What happens

A Breath of Scandal (released as Olympia in Italy) is a 1960 American/Italian international co-production romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the stage play Olympia by Ferenc Molnár. It stars Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, and John Gavin, with Angela Lansbury, Milly Vitale, Roberto Risso, Isabel Jeans and Tullio Carminati. The film is set at the turn of the 20th century and features lush Technicolor photography of Vienna and the countryside of Austria. The costumes and lighting were designed by George Hoyningen-Huene. Loren disagreed with Curtiz's direction, so director Vittorio De Sica was hired to reshoot certain scenes with Loren after hours without Curtiz's knowledge. Molnár's 1928 play was also the basis of the 1929 MGM film His Glorious Night. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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