may not be as easy as it seems when your confidence and power are shaken. 'December Love' reflects the struggle to conform the social expectations of ageing with how old we actually feel. Robert Hichens (1864 –1950) was an English journalist, short story writer, and music critic, most known for his satire of the 'Naughty Nineties'. His 1933 novel 'The Paradine Case' was adapted for the silver screen and directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1947, starring Gregory Peck and Ann Todd. With its international success, "The Garden of Allah" saw three different film adaptations, the latest of which was directed by Richard Boleslawski.