Title :
The earrings of Madame de-- Gaumont présente ; une co-production Franco-Italianne ; produit par Franco London Film, Indusfilm, Rizzoli Film ; un film de Max Ophuls ; adaptation cinématographique de Marcel Achard, Max Ophuls et Annette Wademant ; un film de Max Ophuls.
Title:
The earrings of Madame de-- Fullscreen
Varying Form of Title:
Madame de
Format:
DVD
System details note:
DVD, NTSC; region 1; full screen 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Series:
The Criterion collection ; 445
Criterion collection.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:
[Fullscreen ed.].
ISBN:
9781604650617
Production / Publication Information:
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2008]
General Note:
Based on a novel by Louise de Vilmorin.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1953.
Special features include commentary, Ophuls's collaborators, visual essay by Tag Gallagher, novelist Louise de Vilmorin.
Summary:
The wife of a 19th century General sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts, which sets off a chain reaction of deceit that includes her husband, his mistress, and her lover.
Participant or performer note:
Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, Vittorio de Sica, Jean Galland, Mireille Perrey, Paul Azaïs, Josselin, Hubert Noël, Lia di Leo.
Creation production and credits note:
Music, Oscar Straus, Georges van Parys ; cinematography, Christian Matras ; editor, Borys Lewin.
Target audience note:
Rating: Not rated.
Language:
French
English
Language note:
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Personal Subject: