Light In The Piazza

It's a shame that LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA was not more of a box-office success. It had much going for it: well-known stars, a literate script by a literate writer, and sensational locations beautifully photographed. Then why did it fail to deliver patrons? Probably the fault lies in the theme, mental retardation, which was alternately depressing and more depressing. Mimieux is 26, but her mental age remains at 10 because of an accident. Her mother, de Havilland, takes her on a grand tour of Europe in the hopes of brightening the young woman's life. Sullivan, de Havilland's husband, thinks that Mimieux would be better off in one of those places where the inmates get thr...