Boyer and Barbara StanwyckFlesh and Fantasy (1943) is an odd little compilation of vignettes, directed by the stylish Julien Duvivier (and co-produced by Boyer).  Boyer plays a circus tightrope-walker named Paul Gaspar.  Paul has a dream before a performance one night that unnerves him enough to make him take a cruise to rethink his career!  But, on board the cruise ship, he meets none other than the woman in his dream, the one he can still hear screaming as he fell to his death.  The woman, Joan Stanley (Barbara Stanwyck), has some problems of her own that cause a distinct lack of commitment on her part to any sort of long-lasting relationship.

Boyer and Stanwyck's contribution to this episodic film is the best part of a rather uneven production -- two consummate performers doing their professional best.

with Barbara Stanwyck

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