Movies
April, 1971
Love is the magic ingredient of Promise at Dawn. Not everyday passion, but that pristine, once-in-a lifetime romance between a boy and his mother, based in this case on novelist Romain Gary's nostalgic tribute to Nina, his indomitable mater, a Russian-born actress and madcap whose life was a series of flamboyant disguises. Playing all of Nina's parts--star, seamstress, taxi driver, tour guide and con artist--Melina Mercouri outcamps and outclasses Auntie Mame in the first screen assignment to ma...
