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The Earrings of Madame De...

Original title: Madame de...
  • 1953
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
11K
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The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
DramaRomance

When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and car... Read allWhen an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.

  • Director
    • Max Ophüls
  • Writers
    • Louise de Vilmorin
    • Marcel Achard
    • Max Ophüls
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Danielle Darrieux
    • Vittorio De Sica
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Max Ophüls
    • Writers
      • Louise de Vilmorin
      • Marcel Achard
      • Max Ophüls
    • Stars
      • Charles Boyer
      • Danielle Darrieux
      • Vittorio De Sica
    • 62User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Danielle Darrieux and Jean Debucourt in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Vittorio De Sica and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Vittorio De Sica and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Vittorio De Sica and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
    Vittorio De Sica and Danielle Darrieux in The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Général André de...
    Danielle Darrieux
    Danielle Darrieux
    • Comtesse Louise de...
    Vittorio De Sica
    Vittorio De Sica
    • Baron Fabrizio Donati
    Jean Debucourt
    Jean Debucourt
    • Monsieur Rémy
    Jean Galland
    Jean Galland
    • Monsieur de Bernac
    Mireille Perrey
    Mireille Perrey
    • La nourrice
    Paul Azaïs
    Paul Azaïs
    • Le premier cocher
    Josselin
    Hubert Noël
    Hubert Noël
    • Henri de Maleville
    Lia Di Leo
    Lia Di Leo
    • Lola
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Une amie de Madame de...
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bayard
    • Un convive
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Beauvais
    • Un majordome
    • (uncredited)
    Gérard Buhr
    Gérard Buhr
    • Le douanier
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Degrave
    • Le clubman
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Duhamel
    • La demoiselle de compagnie
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Favières
    Guy Favières
    • Julien
    • (uncredited)
    Émile Genevois
    • Un soldat
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Max Ophüls
    • Writers
      • Louise de Vilmorin
      • Marcel Achard
      • Max Ophüls
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    • Trivia
      Charles Boyer often fought with Max Ophüls about his character's motives. Ophüls one day during rehearsal broke down and said "Enough! His motives are he is written that way!" Boyer never asked him again and decided to play his character as being omnipotent in all his scenes.
    • Goofs
      When the general gives the earrings to Lola on the train, she is crying and has her little bag on her lap. In the next cut, the bag is on the table.
    • Quotes

      Comtesse Louise de...: [praying for her lover who is about to go on a duel with her husband] Save him, dear saint. You know that we were guilty in thought only. And what are thoughts? Will you save him, my dear saint? I thank you in advance. Blessed be your name in heaven as on earth. Amen.

    • Crazy credits
      Prologue:  " Madame de...was a very elegant, distinguished and celebrated woman, seemingly destined to a delightful, uncomplicated existence.   Probably nothing would have happened had it not been for those jewels..."
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      L'Amour m'Emporte
      Music by Oscar Straus

      Lyrics by Louis Ducreux

      Performed by Danielle Darrieux

    User reviews62

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    Sublime, Graceful, Charming, Ruthless
    It strains the imagination and saddens the heart to wonder at the existence of those people, long past, who would strive for such a sublime accomplishment.

    "It's when we've the most to say that we're silent"

    The dramatic situations develop so that we feel every word the characters leave unsaid. The situation speaks, and then the characters comment cleverly, explain themselves to their best advantage in that momentary sparkle that is "life"

    The relationship of the director to his characters: they are allowed to be witty, to be beautiful, profound, and deeply human, yet in this humanity is their futility, a charming futility. As in the classics, The passions rule all humans. The characters are as puppets, not to the director, but to the passions.

    The camera moves, yes, and you may have heard of Ophuls' flowing camera. It is not empty style, but dynamism, concision, and, more importantly, the flow of life that is his moving camera. It is the flowing movement of Ovid's Metamorphoses, the inexorable flow of life. The camera doesn't so much follow the actors, but that the flow of life is happening, and the characters are swimming in that stream of happening.

    Why does he persistenly show the characters through a pain of glass? These are the boundaries of social propriety, the confines of their situation. Ophuls knew it best: life is a movie

    Vladimir Nabokov wrote a short story entitled "La Veneziana"... Have I strayed from the subject? But, aren't all things sublime closely related?

    I have learned, through persistent trial, that '98 is a fine year for Rhone. I suggest that you open a bottle, pour a glass, and push "Play" on "The Earrings Of Madame De..."

    "unhappiness is an invented thing"

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    • withnail-4
    • Jul 6, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 19, 1954 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • French
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Mindjuse Madam de ...
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Place Sainte-Geneviève, Paris 5, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Franco London Films
      • Indusfilms
      • Rizzoli Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $130,561
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,409
      • Mar 18, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $135,636
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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