Madame de--

First Title Value for Searching:

Madame de--

Edition:

Full screen version.

System Requirements:

DVD ; NTSC; region 1; full screen 1.33:1 aspect ratio.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 445

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.

Genre:

Feature films.

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.

Language:

French

Subject Term:

Rich people -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Performer:

Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, Vittorio de Sica, Jean Galland, Mireille Perrey, Paul Azaïs, Josselin, Hubert Noël, Lia di Leo.

Additional Credits:

Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957

Achard, Marcel, 1899-1974

Wademant, Annette, 1928-2017

Darrieux, Danielle, 1917-2017

Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978

De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974

Vilmorin, Louise de, 1902-1969. Madame de--

Added Corporate Author:

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Audience/Lexile:

Not rated by the MPAA.

Publication Information:

[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2008]

Subject:

Rich people -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Feature films.

Vilmorin, Louise de, 1902-1969 -- Film and video adaptations.

De Vilmorin, Louise, 1902-1969

Affluent people

High income people

Rich

Rich, The

Rich people -- Economic conditions

Wealthy people

Female-male relationships

Male-female relationships

Men -- Relations with women

Men-women relationships

Relationships, Man-woman

Woman-man relationships

Women -- Relations with men

Women-men relationships

SAILS ISBN:

9781604650617

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Fairhaven-Millicent	DVD FOREIGN EARRINGS	ASK AT CIRC DESK	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Max Ophüls' masterpiece stars Danielle Darrieux as the titular Madame Louise de..., who in the film's opening scenes is forced to discreetly sell a pair of earrings, a gift from her military officer husband Andre (Charles Boyer), in order to make good on her debts. After she claims the earrings to be lost, the story of their possible theft hits the newspapers, prompting the jeweler who bought them (Jean Debucourt) to secretly sell them back to Andre, who then gives him to his mistress Lola (Lia Di Leo) as she prepares to leave for a holiday in Constantinople. There, the earrings again change hands as Lola pawns them to cover her gambling losses. They are then purchased by Donati, an Italian diplomat (Vittorio de Sica) on his way to France to meet with Andre. Of course, the earrings soon find their way back to Louise. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Celebrated for his avant-garde narrative style, intricate camera moves, and playful approach to sophisticated subject matter, Max Ophuls (La ronde) peaked with this tragic tale of an aristocratic woman (Danielle Darrieux) who sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband (Charles Boyer) to settle accumulating debts. A circular reaction ensues, with the jewelry changing hands, finally returning as a gift to the unnamed Madame from one of her suitors. Adorned with nice extras, this Blu-ray debut is like a Tiffany display case. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.