MADAME DE...
by Max Ophüls
synopsis
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. The general secretly buys the earrings again and gives them to his mistress, Lola, leaving to go to Constantinople. Where an Italian diplomat, Baron Donati, buys them. Back to Paris, Donati meets Louise... So now Louise discovers love and becomes much less frivolous.
international title: | The Earrings of Madame De... |
original title: | Madame de... |
country: | France, Italy |
year: | 1953 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Max Ophüls |
film run: | 105' |
release date: | FR 16/09/1953, AT 10/1953, IT 12/11/1953, UK 28/01/1954, PT 10/02/1954, ES 28/02/1954, DE 16/04/1954, NL 21/01/1955, SE 21/02/1955, DK 06/06/1955, FI 03/05/1957, DD 06/04/1968, GR 09/2007 |
screenplay: | Marcel Achard, Max Ophüls, Annette Wademant |
cast: | Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica |
cinematography by: | Christian Matras |
film editing: | Borys Lewin |
art director: | Jean d'Eaubonne |
costumes designer: | Georges Annenkov, Rosine Delamare |