Aside from its candor, however, and its audacity with the words, The Moon Is Blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as film.
The Moon Is Blue
From the Sensational Stage Hit That Ran 3 years on Broadway!
1953 · 1h 39m · M
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Otto Preminger
Overview
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Despite the fuss at the time, there's little blue about this except the title.
For all the movie's staginess and datedness, it's a more personal and ambiguous work than it initially appears to be.
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