If you loved The Barefoot Contessa, try Guys and Dolls
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to The Barefoot Contessa, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Guys and Dolls is
Here's a film that thinks it's a Broadway play. A high-roller makes a bet he can romance a Salvation Army sergeant, unaware the wager is tied to a desperate scheme. It's three acts and two-and-a-half hours of commitment.

