Garden of Dreams

The incomparable Simone Signoret (1921-1985), one of the grand actresses of the twentieth century and one of France''s most notable stars, considered herself the “oldest discovery” in Hollywood. After years of block-listing during the McCarthy era, she was thirty-eight years old when she entered Hollywood through the back door in the 1959 British blockbuster Room at the Top. Her portrayal of the e...