After many years of wonder, I finally caught this flick on TCM. Did I miss something ? Near the end, why hadn't/couldn't the sister have married, and provided for the continuation of the family dynasty, per se ? Too old ? A woman who preferred the company of other women ? Just not interested ? One of the BS rules of European aristocracy ?
Seriously, I just didn't catch it. Thank you.
Had his sister married (and of course not all women do, for all sorts of reasons), she would have taken her husband's name.
So any child of hers, while a Torlato-Favrini by blood, would not be a Torlato-Favrini by name - and so would not ensure the continuation of the family name (which was of paramount importance).
Also, even more importantly, she says, in a scene on the verandah when they are discussing the marriage, that she can't have children. so ....
shareIn The Barefoot Contessa, Hollywood is vapid and asexual, the European aristocracy is elegant but impotent and Mediterranean peasants are "dirty," but virile. It's a really simplistic theme and kind of dumb, but you just have to buy it to watch the movie.
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