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Le bal du comte d'Orgel

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  • 1h 35m
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5.3/10
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Jean-Claude Brialy and Sylvie Fennec in Le bal du comte d'Orgel (1970)
Drama
1920. Count Anne d'Orgel entertains the upper crust of Paris. A handsome young man, François de Séryeuse, who is fascinated by him, gets into his manor and falls in love with Mahé, the count... Read all1920. Count Anne d'Orgel entertains the upper crust of Paris. A handsome young man, François de Séryeuse, who is fascinated by him, gets into his manor and falls in love with Mahé, the count's young wife. Mahé alerts her husband but Anne does not care much, dismissing the fledgli... Read all1920. Count Anne d'Orgel entertains the upper crust of Paris. A handsome young man, François de Séryeuse, who is fascinated by him, gets into his manor and falls in love with Mahé, the count's young wife. Mahé alerts her husband but Anne does not care much, dismissing the fledgling idyll as sheer childishness, even if Mahé faints on stage while playing "The Tempest" w... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
40
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    • Marc Allégret
  • Writers
    • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le bal du comte d'Orgel")
    • Marc Allégret(screenplay)
    • Philippe Grumbach(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Sylvie Fennec
    • Bruno Garcin
    • Marc Allégret
  • Writers
    • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le bal du comte d'Orgel")
    • Marc Allégret(screenplay)
    • Philippe Grumbach(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Sylvie Fennec
    • Bruno Garcin
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    • 1User review
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    Jean-Claude Brialy
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Le comte Anne d'Orgel
    Sylvie Fennec
    • La comtesse Mahé d'Orgel
    Bruno Garcin
    • François de Séryeuse
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Madame de Séryeuse
    Gérard Lartigau
    • Paul Robin
    Sacha Pitoëff
    Sacha Pitoëff
    • Le prince Naroumof
    Marpessa Dawn
    Marpessa Dawn
    • Marie
    Claude Gensac
    Claude Gensac
    • Mademoiselle d'Orgel
    Ginette Leclerc
    Ginette Leclerc
    • Hortense d'Austerlitz
    Aly Raffy
    • Mirza
    Marcel Charvey
    • L'ambassadeur
    Béatrice Chatelier
    • Amina
    Max Montavon
    • Un invité
    Wendy Nicholls
    • Hester
    Hélène Soubielle
    Martine de Breteuil
      • Marc Allégret
    • Writers
      • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le bal du comte d'Orgel")
      • Marc Allégret(screenplay)
      • Philippe Grumbach(screenplay) (dialogue)
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      The film takes place in 1920.

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    The last ball
    After a seven-year gap ,it was to be Marc Allégret's swansong ,in a career which spanned more than forty years .Personally,I have always liked his brother Yves 's works best .Some of his most satisfying films remain his literary adaptations : "lac aux dames " " L'Arlésienne" ,"Blanche Fury" ;on the other hand,his attempt at a "lady Chatterley's lover " adaptation failed because the censorship was hard in 1955.

    Based on a Raymond Radiguet 's novel ,which is quite the contrary so to speak ;unlike "Chatterley ",it is a chaste story :think " La Princesse De Clèves " -a book which influenced the novelist- in a Great Gasby world ,where the aristocrats would replace the nouveaux riches .

    The main asset is the splendid Christian Matras's cinematography whose pictures are a feast for the eye ,with sparkling colors ; Jean-Claude Brialy and Micheline Presles (who was once the heroine of another Radiguet's adaptation by Claude Autant -Lara , "Le Diable Au Corps ") are strong actors ,so is Sacha Pitoeff in the small part of a fallen Russian prince ;the young ones ,Sylvie Fennec and Henri Garcin are both good-looking but not really convincing in a pure psychological drama; Françoise Sagan's dialog does not help.

    The 1970 audience was not able to relate to this story of Belle Epoque people who live in luxury and do not seem to be aware there's a world outside ;as for the 2019 viewer ,it might not be very enthusing either;it's not obvious to feel for those snob posh people 's silent cris de coeur .
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      • July 1, 1970 (France)
      • France
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      • Cocinor
      • Les Films Marceau
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Mono

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