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Film Description
Ophuls' penultimate film and arguably his masterpiece, this supremely elegant meditation on doomed, obsessive romantic love paints a completely intoxicating, visually resplendent portrait of fin de siecle Paris. A gliding camera exposes the vanities and infidelites of society creatures that drift elegantly through opera halls and ballrooms.
Film Information
| Director | Max Ophuls | ||||
| Starring | Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
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| Genre | World Cinema
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| Country | France | Language | FRENCH | Year | 1953 |
DVD Extras
Video essay by film historian Tag Gallagher; Working with Max Ophuls by film director Alain Jessua.
Technical Details
| Certificate | U | Length | 96 mins | Label | SECND | ||
| Cat No | 2NDVD3106 | Format | DVD | Black & White | |||
| Region | 0 | Aspect | 4:3 | ||||
| Subtitles | English | ||||||
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Review by Chris Jones on 26th August 2000
Ophuls’ penultimate film and arguably his masterpiece, this supremely elegant meditation on doomed, obsessive romantic love paints a completely intoxicating, visually resplendent portrait of fin de siecle 18th century Paris. There is a typically subtle irony in Ophuls’ adaptation of Louise De Vilmorin’s novel about a Countess and her doomed affair with a Baron. The simple plot device of her husband’s gift of a pair of earrings which travel on a circular journey from one owner to the other as the Countess sells and attempts to regain them, serves as the platform for Ophuls to expose the vanities and infidelities of society creatures that drift elegantly through operas and ballrooms. The swirling, graceful camera movements that were this stylish director’s trademark are dovetailed beautifully with sumptuous costumes and décor to create one of cinema’s most tragic and poignant romantic dramas. CJ
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Article - "Max Ophuls"
by Graeme Hobbs
Friday 8th September 2006
My mention to a cinephile friend that four of Max Ophuls' films were coming out on DVD elicited from him an appreciative smile and a wistful 'aaah!'. This is a typical reaction, another small confirmation of Chris Fujiwara's remark that 'everyone who's in love with m... View article in full
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