This tale of a bruised male ego, the vanishing of youth, and the delightful persistence of amorous impulse allows Sellers to pursue a brilliant combination of light comedy and emotional depth. The actor's appearance in a chubby bodysuit and aging makeup completes the picture to flawless effect, but as played by Sellers, this frisky hero is far from past his prime. Shifting gracefully from fuming frustration to mischievous romance, Sellers (with an assist from director John Guillermin) succeeds in giving the film the crucial balance of humor and sadness that Anouilh intended. A pure delight right up to its hopefully upbeat ending, Waltz of the Toreadors is the kind of literate, clever, revealing look at human behavior that never goes out of style. --Jeff Shannon