The Earrings of Madame de...

Name: The Earrings of Madame de...
Director: Max Ophüls
Released: 1953-04-16T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.5

1953 · TMDB 7.5 · Madame de…

Directed by Max Ophüls

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

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Ophuls tracks a pair of earrings through sale, gift, loss and return as a marriage quietly collapses. Danielle Darrieux's performance is all surface, which is exactly where the pain lives.

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Charles Boyer Danielle Darrieux Vittorio De Sica Jean Debucourt Jean Galland Mireille Perrey Paul Azaïs Jacques Josselin Hubert Noël Lia Di Leo Gérard Buhr Jean Toulout

Director · Max Ophüls Producer · Ralph Baum Writer · Marcel Achard Writer · Max Ophüls Writer · Annette Wademant Cinematography · Christian Matras Composer · Georges Van Parys Composer · Oscar Straus Editor · Borys Lewin

Runtime: 105 min
Released: 1953-04-16
Studio: Franco London Films
Country: France
Language: French
TMDB score: 7.5

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Position 7 of 8

Ophuls tracks a pair of earrings through sale, gift, loss and return as a marriage quietly collapses. Danielle Darrieux's performance is all surface, which is exactly where the pain lives.