
Cecile is a decadent young girl who lives the lush life with her rich playboy father Raymond, a widower. When Anne, Raymond's old love interest, comes to Raymond's villa for a visit and gets more and more comfortable there, Cecile is afraid that her lifestyle will be altered, and sets out to make sure that it isn't.... (Full plot summary below)
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Cecile is a decadent young girl who lives the lush life with her rich playboy father Raymond, a widower. When Anne, Raymond's old love interest, comes to Raymond's villa for a visit and gets more and more comfortable there, Cecile is afraid that her lifestyle will be altered, and sets out to make sure that it isn't.
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| PopMattersDavid SanjekWhile some may be put off by Preminger's glossy presentation of the idle rich, his direction in Bonjour Tristesse engages the mind while it stimulates the senses. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouMichael NordineIt's almost like a game, the kind that seems funny until someone gets hurt. |
| Time OutTom HuddlestonThe final shot is one of the most convincingly grief-stricken in cinema. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawUnderneath the endless round of parties and nightclubs, there is a desperate, secret sadness, and Seberg's stare at the camera is haunting. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzHas a glacial tone that gets covered with a lobster red French Riviera sunburn. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyA brilliant dialectical filmmaker, Preminger extracts the last ounce of pathos from the anguish of the mute witness. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonOtto Preminger's formally dazzling 1958 film is an edifice constructed of contrasts. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrArguably, this is Preminger's masterpiece. |
| Total FilmJames MottramContrasting the picture-perfect backdrop, Saul Bass' title sequence and Juliette Gréco's rendition of the title song add to the melancholy. |
| VarietyVariety StaffScript deficiencies and awkward reading -- some lines are spoken as though just that -- have static results. |