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The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Ava Gardner , Humphrey Bogart , and Edmond O'Brien .
The Barefoot Contessa: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring. This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry Dawes, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
Washed-up film director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart) gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) dancing in a nightclub in Madrid, Spain.
When the wealthy Kirk Edwards hires director and screenplay writer Harry Dawes, they travel to Spain with the public relations Oscar Muldoon to see the dancer of a nightclub Maria Vargas and invite her for an audition, since they need a new face for their next movie.
In “The Barefoot Contessa,” Humphrey Bogart portrays a director who gives a discerning account of the rise to fame and devastating end of a star played by Ava Gardner.
A down on his luck film director revives his career by discovering a beautiful Spanish dancer and turning her into a Hollywood star.
Barefoot Contessa, The - (Original Trailer) A Spanish dancer becomes an international star but still longs to get her feet in the dirt in The Barefoot Contessa (1954) starring Ava Gardner.
The Cinderella story of how a waning director revives his career after discovering a beautiful Spanish dancer and making her into a Hollywood star.
The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas. It stars Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, and Edmond O'Brien.
At once a deeply satirical depiction of Hollywood and a sumptuous saga of the rise and fall of a star. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 23, 2018. Mankiewicz's bitter-sweet satire of...