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05/16/2016 Four little dramas of the English drawing room variety are presented herein. What they have in common are very fine country homes and little plots of upscale jealousies and petty events, starting with "The Facts of Life," about a young man who goes to the big city and learns the facts of life. In the second story, "The Alien Corn," the best performance in the film is given by Dirk Bogarde, who registers sheer jealousy without a word as a great pianist who has just rejected his talents demonstrates her own. "The Kite" is a bore about a shrill, selfish wife. A story called "The Colonel's Lady" tells about a neglected wife who writes a torrid book of poetry that embarrasses her belittling husband. It is the most captivating, story simply because it has a coherent plot we can all appreciate. Why this spawned a successful series of movies based on collections of short stories is a mystery. Perhaps the post war world was briefly shell-shocked and looking for quaint, familiar stories that evoked a gentler time. See more 10/24/2012 the first and i think the best of the trilogy See more 12/28/2009 An anthology of four W. Somerset Maugham stories (introduced by Maugham himself--squee!). Very, very British. Fun. See more Read all reviews

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