Personal Affair (1953) - film review

Barbara Vining, a teenage girl in a small English town falls in love with her teacher, Stephen Barlow, who has no interest in her other than as a pupil and has done nothing to encourage her.  When his wife, Kay Barlow, confronts her, Barbara runs off. Stephen follows her to try to explain to her how hopeless the situation is. When she doesn’t return home, the gossip and rumours begin.  Barbara’s father, an intelligent man, is torn between his parental love and his basic wisdom, and her aunt, a neurotic old maid who also had a hopeless love affair years before, appears pleased with the situation. Barlow is accused of many lurid crimes, despite the lack of any evidence, and his marriage and career are nearly ruined until Barbara returns three days later and clears him.
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This film holds your attention because of the performances,  starting with Gene Tierney, Leo Genn and Glynis Johns. The supporting cast is very good overall a good film. Gene Tierney stands out.
JG (NYC, USA)

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