The Country Girl (1954) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden. Complex psychological drama in which Crosby plays an aging performer (and alcoholic) named Frank Elgin, who is trying to make a comeback, while Kelly plays his wife, Georgie, who feels that she must play go-between to help him deal with producers and directors. Holden portrays Bernie Dodd, a director trying to help Elgin with his comeback, who comes into conflict with Georgie. Kelly won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance, and Crosby delivers a spot-on portrayal of a man who can't be honest with anyone and is wracked with guilt over the death of his son. I wasn't expecting to like this movie much, but the script just blew me away. As happens so often in Hollywood, Crosby was 51 at the time the movie was made, Kelly was 25; yet they play a couple who have been married for 10 years. The subtitles are good. Grade: B+
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