With: Sandy Dennis, Anthony Newley, Theodore Bikel, Burr DeBenning
Plot: Sara (Dennis) is a plucky neighbourhood lady who takes one man to live with her every month, as an extended therapy session to iron out their personal flaws. Her November man is Charlie (Newley), and the two fall in love.
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I thought this was great most of the time, but the ending really spoiled it for me. not just because it's a sad ending but because it's one that bends and twists the characters and film's logic until they are unrecognisable just to achieve a sad ending. Also Sara can easily be interpreted as a somewhat insidious character, snaring in men to fall in love with her, shaping them naggingly until they fit her ideal of a good man, and then casting them off to find the next victim. A revelation late in the game is meant to justify this behaviour, even make it seem saintly, but to me it was infuriating that no-one ever calls her bluff. What a bitch! Other than this there's pretty much nothing wrong with this lovely comedy, Newley and Dennis are perfectly matched, with the latter doing all she can to mask her character's selfishness and succeeding quite well. It's all been soured in my mind by the end, but if I saw it on TV again I'd definitely rewatch most of it.
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