The Night Heaven Fell

Stunningly photographed melodrama is a feast for the eyes - though perhaps surprisingly is not the pictorial showcase for Bardot that is teased at but rather a pretty hackneyed soapie, with an opening fight sequence that is so amateurishly choreographed that it almost destroys the film's credibility before it even begins. Performances range from competent to wooden, though Valli's magnificent (and underused) turn as a scorned woman deserves a better movie.