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The Beautiful Swindlers

1964, Movie, NR, 90 mins

The Beautiful Swindlers: Review

Four tepid episodes profile various kinds of cons. In "Amsterdam," the best of the lot, directed by Polanski, a young woman convinces a doddering old man to buy her an expensive necklace, promising sexual favors. Once she has the necklace, she runs away and trades it for a parrot, giving the necklace to an old salt who has no idea how expensive it is. In "Paris," a sucker buys the Eiffel Tower but is arrested when he attempts to charge visitors a toll. In "Naples," prostitut... read more leave a comment