At the tail end of the Blonde Bombshell Era, Jeanne Moreau bleached her hair and gave it a shot. And great actress that she is, she nailed it. Three years after "Breathless," Claude Mann, who bears a strong resemblance to Jean-Paul Belmondo, made his debut as a young clerk, who tags along as she gambles compulsively. Will it last? Can love triumph over the habit? The suspense is strengthened by Moreau blowing hot and cold and our sympathy for a young man on a spree, in defiance of his father. Michel Legrand delivers with a fine score and the bizarre game called "roulette" is well explained and fascinates.
Review of Bay of Angels
