If you loved The Children's Hour, try The Heiress

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 William Wyler, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Children's Hour, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Heiress is

Here’s a film unafraid to suggest that maybe some women aren’t all that interesting. A plain, wealthy young woman in old New York is courted by a handsome fortune hunter. It’s a story that manages to make Montgomery Clift seem like the sensible one.

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