Jennifer Jones in a comedy? It almost seems like an oxymoron, but she did make a couple of lighter films in her career. In Cluny Brown, she's a kooky maid who falls in love with an offbeat author, Charles Boyer. Jonesy isn't really a parlor maid, but no one in the movie knows it. She's actually quite wealthy, but to punish her for crossing social boundaries, her uncle forces her to live among the lower class and work for a living. She turns the tables on him by enjoying it, making friends, and falling in love.
It's almost embarrassing to admit, but the storyline of this lighthearted flick was almost too complicated. There are lots of secrets, lots of plotting behind people's backs, and an odd sense of humor that you have to get into the groove of right away if you want to laugh. Cluny Brown won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you want to see what the two normally dramatic actors can do with a lighter (albeit strange) script, you can check it out.
It's almost embarrassing to admit, but the storyline of this lighthearted flick was almost too complicated. There are lots of secrets, lots of plotting behind people's backs, and an odd sense of humor that you have to get into the groove of right away if you want to laugh. Cluny Brown won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you want to see what the two normally dramatic actors can do with a lighter (albeit strange) script, you can check it out.