Circle of Love (1964)
"La ronde" (original title)

In Paris during the summer of 1914 a succession of brief liaisons begins and ends with a soldier and a tart, but on the way moves humourously and sometimes poignantly through a fascinating panorama of society and of attitudes to love.

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Arthur Schnitzler (play), Jean Anouilh (adaptation)

Stars:

Jane Fonda, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Fonda	...	Sophie / Die 'Junge Frau'
Anna Karina	...	Rose / Das Stubenmädchen
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Alfred / Der 'Junge Herr'
Maurice Ronet	...	Henri / Der Ehemann
Marie Dubois	...	La fille / Die Dirne
Claude Giraud	...	Georges / Der Soldat
Francine Bergé	...	Maximilienne de Poussy / Die Schauspielerin
Bernard Noël	...	L'auteur / Der Dichter
Jean Sorel	...	Le comte / Der Graf
Catherine Spaak	...	La midinette / Das 'Süße Mädel'
Denise Benoît	...	Yvette Guilbert
Anne-Marie Coffinet
Dani	...	(as Dany Craule)
Alice Cocéa	...	La concierge
Dany Jacquet

Storyline

In Paris during the summer of 1914 a succession of brief liaisons begins and ends with a soldier and a tart, but on the way moves humourously and sometimes poignantly through a fascinating panorama of society and of attitudes to love.

---

Plot Keywords:

adultery | remake | student | infidelity | author | 

---

Genres:

Drama | History

---

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

16 October 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

Circle of Love

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interopa Film, Paris Film Productions, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 9 February 1964 (1964)

User Reviews

Silly Sex Comedy With Attractive Actresses!

The version I saw was dubbed which didn't help matters any. Not Vadim's best stuff, but the women are beautiful. Anna Karina is touching and naive, a young Jane Fonda is gorgeous and amusing, and many others. Francoise Dorleac was supposed to have a small part in this, but I didn't see her. Vadim did much better work with Brigitte Bardot.

A 3 out of 10. Best performance = Jane Fonda. She was never lovelier than this time period. The men are all buffoons or chauvinist pigs, but the girls make it barely watchable. As I said, the original, in French, may be more enjoyable. Jane Fonda has her "own" voice, but she may be the only one in the dubbed version.