24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (1968)

By the Lake of Lugano, in 1917, Lady Alice Copland, the widow of an English lord, meets Thomas in a casino. The handsome young man has just gambled all his money away. Moved both by his lot... See full summary »

Director:

Dominique Delouche

Writers:

Stefan Zweig (novel), Dominique Delouche (adaptation)

Stars:

Danielle Darrieux, Robert Hoffmann, Romina Power

Cast

Cast overview:
Danielle Darrieux	...	Lady Alice Copland
Robert Hoffmann	...	Thomas Leine
Romina Power	...	Mariette
Léna Skerla	...	Mademoiselle Stéphanie Georges
Marthe Alycia	...	Madame Di Stefano
Helga Eilendrop
Even de Tissot	...	Janos Beckstein - le pianiste

Storyline

By the Lake of Lugano, in 1917, Lady Alice Copland, the widow of an English lord, meets Thomas in a casino. The handsome young man has just gambled all his money away. Moved both by his lot and by his good looks, Alice prevents him from committing suicide; comforts him and becomes his mistress. After learning that her lover has deserted the Austrian Army, she gives him the money he needs to return to Zurich and accompanies him to the station. Shortly afterwards she surprises him at the casino, gambling the money she gave him.

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | remake | based on novel | number in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Danielle Darrieux wears the same boots as in [The Earrings of Madame De... (1953)].

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Connections

Remake of 24 horas en la vida de una mujer (1944)

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Soundtracks

Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Solo Piano op.35
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Piano solo by André Kruse.

User Reviews

Double DD

Remake of Victor Saville's film based on a Stefan Zweig's short story starring Merle Oberon.

First (and best ) collaboration of director Dominique Delouche (first feature film ) with Danielle Darrieux .

WW1: Alice meets a young German deserter who has fled to Switzerland in a casino where he has just gambled his money away;she becomes his lover and gives him money ;but a gambler will always be a gambler.

It's a delicate wistful movie in which Danielle Darrieux,50 at the time , was not afraid of playing the part of an aging woman (Robert Hoffmann,her co-star was about 30).She would resume the collaboration with Delouche in "Divine" ,a less successful attempt.

The Swiss landscapes are nicely filmed,particularly on the glittering lake.

Delouche was certainly influenced by Jacques Demy and "La Baie Des Anges" ;it was even more obvious in "Divine" .

Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 December 1968 (France)

Also Known As:

24 Stunden aus dem Leben einer Frau

Filming Locations:

Lake Como, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Progéfi, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Roxy Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1