A classical stage actor (Christopher Plummer), whose great regret is that he never hit it big on screen, sees his last chance in the latest script by his wife (Maggie Smith). But the part calls for a sensitive European, and she doesn't think he's right for it. So he dips into his makeup kit for dentures, false nose, blue contacts, and blond wig, and passes himself off as a one-time Fellini actor and Italian TV star, "Roberto Terranova." For all that, he still looks like Christopher Plummer. But his wife's imperceptiveness does not seem to be at issue. Perhaps the whole silly business would have been more convincing in a legit theater and from the last row of the balcony. Then again, perhaps not. What we glimpse of the film in production -- a neglected-wife-continental-lover thing -- does not seem intended to call into question the scriptwriter's talent or the actor's taste. It does call into question their marriage, but only with a wink and a leer. Elke Sommer, Adolph Green; directed by Karoly Makk. (1985) — Duncan Shepherd
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