简介：IFnothingelse,"Fedra,theDevil'sDaughter,"isproofpositivethatawomanscornedcanbeawfullyhardtohandle. ThesultryheroineofthismoodyandobviousSpanishdrama,whichcametotheWorldTheatreyesterday,isanuntamedsoulwhoresiststheadvancesofeverymaleinherfishingvillagebutfinallymarriesarichwidowerbecauseshehaseyesforhishandsomeson.Thesearepointsthataremadeclearearlyintheproceedings.Thereafter,"Fedra"isinamessthatwouldmakeasoap-operalibrettistenvious. Unfortunately,thelady'sproblemsarenottoodramaticorcomplex.Chancesareaviewerwillgettheidea,evenifheisnotmoved,longbefore"Fedra"does. Thecameradoescapturelovelyvistasofcurvingbeaches,storm-tossedseas,cragsandstolidbutcolorfulfisherfolk.Butthereisverylittlethatisspecialaboutthehistrionicsprojectedagainstthesestrikingbackgrounds.EnriqueDiosdadoissimplyproudandstiffasthewidowerandVincenteParraishaughtyandconfusedashisblondsonwhorebuffs"Fedra."ButEmmaPenella,theharriedbrunetteanddark-eyed"Fedra,"enrichesthescenery,ifnotthescript. Afterallthoseposesofthiswell-endowedcharmerinwetanddrydécollétage,anobservercan'tblamethevillagersformakingafussaboutthisunfaircompetition.…