A widow goes to Italy from South Africa to find out whether or not her late husband's five nephews are worthy of his inheritance. She poses as the lawyer who wrote the will and lets the real lawyer pass for herself. This way she will be able to discover the five men's vices and faults.
Jacqueline Audry was a female director at a time when only a few of them -Ida Lupino in the USA-dared tread on this male territory.And her movies -when one can see them - are really delightful.
This one takes liberties with history:the chevalier d' Eon was actually a man who used to dress up as a woman.Audry 's character is a woman,which is a courageous move:feminism and woman'...
