A rich man makes a love proposition to a poor young woman, wherein marriage is not included. After some reluctance she decides to accept it, but somehow things keep going awry.
Not much to say here, there is enough clarity in the narrative except for one point: what makes the man change his mind about marrying the woman. The tacit reason for it is that in the process he falls in love with her. How much of an explanation this is I don't know, since it leaves out how exactly that occurred. An "Occam's razor" explanation for his behavior is simply that her last ploy works, that is, he becomes jealous, or afraid of losing her, or even sharing her with other men. This is not made explicit in the movie, and anyway is a bit simplistic, in my view. Finally, I thought of a third explanation which is also by no means apparent in the movie, but is arguably a logical consequence of the events. She sets a date with a public servant, in her opinion the lowliest man she has ever met. A quick analysis, however, shows that the only notable difference between this man and the man she is in love with, aside from their respective manners and physical appearance, is that the former is poor and the latter is very rich. This may very well have dawned on the rich guy when he is confronted with his purported rival, and been a cause for his being ashamed. The only way out of that is to marry her.
Seen in awful pan-and-scan.
Rating: 54
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