Finding this now is very annoying!
I began my quest to own the majority of Deborah Kerr films last October. I have a serious girl crush on this phenomenal actress and have a major interest in all things Deborah Kerr. Anyway, I could have saved a lot of dough and had a lovely boxed set had I just waited for this. I've seen all of these films and they are Deborah Kerr at her finest. "Black Narcissus" and "From Here to Eternity" really made her a star and those are two films that I never get tired of watching. Deborah Kerr was not only visually stunning, but a powerhouse talent in showing the simmering sensuality of her characters as well as their gentle humanity. I love all of the nuances that she conveys just by using her eyes or those beautiful hands. I just may buy this set just to have the cool box even though I already own most of these films.
Mixed bag
From Here to Eternity - Kerr was top-billed along with Lancaster in this roll-in-the-surf movie, but Donna Reed actually had more face-time. Still, it's a movie not to be missed. The King & I - well, it's classic Kerr-Brynner and well-beloved and enduring in charm. Bonjour Tristesse is a sad film the pairs Kerr with David Niven in an tale of a father-daughter relationship that borders on dependency leading to manipulations that turn out disastrously; Julius Ceasar - well, it's the full blown Shakespeare play and gets ponderous. Most stage productions cut most of the war scenes and deal mainly with the political intrigue. If you love the bard, you'll still likely be on bard-overload by the end; still, you can skip the long dialogues and enjoy the "high school" version that used to be textbook mandatory reading; Quo Vadis - who can ever forget the beautiful Lygia tied to a post in the Roman arena while Robert Taylor and the giant battle to save her life? Kerr is beautiful, of...
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