I had never seen this film, but I like Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid and fighting the Nazis, so we watched. Unfortunately, it wasn't that good.
The opening setup is similar to that of Rebecca: a young woman, traveling in Europe with her employer, has a whirlwind romance with a handsome aristocrat. The film took too long setting up the whirlwind romance before moving on to Jennifer's and Stephan's married life which includes updating farming practices and relationships with the peasants. The script was all over the place.
In the background, the threat of the Nazis is brewing. When the Nazis invade Poland, the film deteriorates into schmaltzy wartime propaganda.
A good idea, badly executed.
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