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Fanfan the Tulip. A witty French spoof of the typical movie swashbuckler; with Gerard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, may 18, 1953 | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

...whirls and foams. Jo Mielziner's sets of Montmartre rooftops, studios and dives are charmingly evocative, and Michael Kidd has worked up the best dances of the season. There is a fine, hair-dragging apache number, a legsome cancan, and an enchanting, Garden of Eden ballet spoof, full of flamingoes, frogs and inchworms, as well as Eve and the serpent. As Eve (and several other things), red-headed Gwen Verdon has a wonderfully fetching dance personality; as the Jezebel, Paris' blonde Lilo has lots of voice, as well as personality. Thanks to these girls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Musical in Manhattan, may 18, 1953 | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

...likable scamp. As the main object of his affections, Italian Actress Gina Lollobrigida is so shapely that she seems to bulge from the screen in the best 3-D style. Directed with sly relish by Christian-Jaque, Fanfan the Tulip is an enjoyable French costume western and a witty spoof of the typical movie swashbuckler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, may 11, 1953 | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

...Promoter. A sprightly, British-made spoof, with Alec Guinness playing a droll fellow who gets ahead in the world through sheer brass (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Jan. 12, 1953 | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

...Promoter. A sprightly, British-made spoof, with Alec Guinness playing a droll fellow who gets ahead in the world through sheer brass (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 29, 1952 | 12/29/1952 | See Source »

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