Final film of Jane Pierson.
In the scene where Gina Lollobrigida walks, from behind, towards a pool, and drops her veils before entering the water, she refused to show her lower back to the camera. It was necessary to organize the passage of a follower who hided her at the delicate moment. Then, she let herself be convinced to show, for a second, her nudity. Director René Clair stopped everything and called Georges Van Parys, whose presence he demanded throughout the filming to have the singers and musicians rehearse and modify the music if necessary. "Here," explained the director, "when Gina enters the water, she is accompanied by music in playback. At the brief moment when we see her naked, the song says 'When the moon rises... '. We can't leave that."
Finnish censorship visa # 38333 delivered on 19-5-1953.