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.
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Title: The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Charles Boyer | ... | Général André de... | |
| Danielle Darrieux | ... | Comtesse Louise de... | |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | Baron Fabrizio Donati | |
| Jean Debucourt | ... | Monsieur Rémy | |
| Jean Galland | ... | Monsieur de Bernac | |
| Mireille Perrey | ... | La Nourrice | |
| Paul Azaïs | ... | Le premier cocher | |
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Josselin | ||
| Hubert Noël | ... | Henri de Maleville | |
| Lia Di Leo | ... | Lola | |
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. Written by Yepok
Unlike Letter From an Unknown Woman, the only other film by Ophuls that i have seen, this one doesn't have much emotion, and it's harder to like the characters (for me, at least). Probably because of that, the title character is not as interesting as she could be; the men, whoever, are, probably more due to the great performances by Charles Boyer and the maverick director Vittorio de Sica. But any problems are forgivable due to the irreproachable costumes and art direction, the marvelous cinematography, and the very elaborate and rich camera work. It's the most beautiful film to look at that i have seen in a long time. Stanley Kubrick (like he said himself) owns much of his visual style to the German filmmaker. It's one of those unforgettable films, not because of the performers, or the plot, or the message, but the images; Vittorio de Sica and Danielle Darrieux dancing elegantly through the nights of Paris is one of the most remarkable moments in the history of cinema.