The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

1960 · 103 min · EN · NR · 5.4 (23 votes)
Dir. Melvin Frank · Starring Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore, Louis Nye, Philip Ober · Music Leigh Harline

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Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages.

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A wistful, mid-century look at the quiet desperation of suburban life and the intoxicating, yet fraught, allure of a forbidden romance. It feels like a smoky, late-night conversation about life's compromises and lingering desires.

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