One of Blake Edwards' best and certainly one of his most underrated films, "The Tamarind Seed" is equal parts romantic drama and suspenseful spy movie. Julie Andrews works for the Home Office and Omar Sharif is the Russian Military Attache who meet while on holiday in the Caribbean and whose relationship comes under scrutiny from both sides of the political divide. An outstanding supporting cast, (Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Sylvia Syms, Oscar Homolka), Freddie Young's widescreen cinematography and director Edwards' highly intelligent screenplay are all major pluses while both Andrews and Sharif are excellent as the mismatched lovers. In fact, this is just the kind of film Mr. Hitchcock might have made at one time and Mr. Edwards certainly doesn't let the side down. A hugely satisfying film on every level.Monday 4 November 2019
THE TAMARIND SEED ***
One of Blake Edwards' best and certainly one of his most underrated films, "The Tamarind Seed" is equal parts romantic drama and suspenseful spy movie. Julie Andrews works for the Home Office and Omar Sharif is the Russian Military Attache who meet while on holiday in the Caribbean and whose relationship comes under scrutiny from both sides of the political divide. An outstanding supporting cast, (Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Sylvia Syms, Oscar Homolka), Freddie Young's widescreen cinematography and director Edwards' highly intelligent screenplay are all major pluses while both Andrews and Sharif are excellent as the mismatched lovers. In fact, this is just the kind of film Mr. Hitchcock might have made at one time and Mr. Edwards certainly doesn't let the side down. A hugely satisfying film on every level.
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