I'd read about this film, especially about its influence on FOX AND HIS FRIENDS (such a pity it isn't available on Region 2 DVD, except in a boxed set that I don't actually want) and on FAR FROM HEAVEN, and put it on my ever expanding wish list. Thanks to this excellent website, which I only discovered recently, I found a copy for £5.99 and free shipping, so ordered it.
I watched it on my laptop two days ago on a grey and wet afternoon, the perfect time to see it. The colours are so lush, the acting just right, the music perfectly complementing the story. Yes, it's very American and 1950s, and some of the performances by modern day standards could be seen to be a tad hammy but it's brilliant, well worth a view. In some areas the social attitudes are still prevalent today, some 50 years later. The ending brought tears to my eyes.
There are those who would call it schmaltzy but that's up to them. For me, it was perfect.
Highly recommended.