The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)

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In the Paris of the early 20th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her: she needs money for a gambling debt... (imdb)

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Genres: Romance, Drama

AKA: Madame de...

Country: France, Italy

Directed By: Max Ophüls

Written By: Marcel Achard, Louise de Vilmorin

Starring: Mireille Perrey, Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Debucourt, Jean Galland

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Date	User	Rating
Sep 15	thinbeach	40 _42%
Sep 05	kafka1325	60 _52%
Aug 28	Jesus Rollin	80 _90%
Aug 13	garrett2	73 _78%
Aug 11	sandman248	100 _94%
Aug 09	bal3x	90 _96%
Aug 05	Risselada	77 _67%
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Aug 01	sufjan	90 _%
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Jun 13	Nangijala	95 _98%
Jun 06	thatgreatwar	85 _87%
May 29	zomgmouse	80 _69%
May 17	ronnow	60 _60%
Apr 23	AHALE80	80 _%
Mar 25	Pugs4Less	90 _68%
Mar 24	NathanBates	80 _74%
Although this starts out seemingly as a comedy, with those earrings being passed back and forth, the movie eventually comes back to a love triangle (after a laborious but beautifully-filmed waltz sequence) among the aristocrats. Most reviewers marvel at the cinematography (I do too), but it's still a little difficult for me to sympathize with the adulterous characters and their predicament.
Mar 23	skeller	85 _59%
Mar 15	Todd	10 _95%
Mar 12	whitejeft	88 _62%
Mar 12	napolenbrady	89 _69%
88.50
Mar 06	Brewster	60 _62%
Mar 01	Hyperion+	5 _89%
Feb 15	xinet	85 _92%
Feb 07	punpun	80 _81%
Feb 05	finchereznor	80 _66%
Feb 04	Sandro	99 _84%
Jan 19	jokevv	70 _75%
Jan 19	ibi8588	90 _87%
Jan 13	gossamer2019	88 _93%
Jan 04	ElsaH	89 _85%
Dec 29, 2018	MoonLoop	85 _70%
Dec 25, 2018	knives	74 _55%
Dec 24, 2018	PepeCamello	80 _85%
Dec 19, 2018	kondratiev	85 _95%
Dec 13, 2018	vshyam	0 _35%
Dec 05, 2018	mathiasa	80 _%
Nov 29, 2018	Philosofem	79 _71%
Nov 26, 2018	Archeologian	65 _51%
Magnificent, and stuffy.
Nov 21, 2018	peyrin	80 _80%
A masterclass in camerawork, ducking in and out of the ornate sets much like the earrings central to the story. The shot that sweeps through the ballroom following the two lovers' dances across three balls and the shot that tracks shreds of paper as they get tossed out of a railway car and eventually fade into a snowy landscape are just spectacular.
Nov 21, 2018	vitruvian	85 _59%
Nov 12, 2018	JFA89	9 _82%
Nov 10, 2018	Siegel Hans	90 _96%
Nov 01, 2018	biftek	85 _79%
Oct 26, 2018	KamilPPP	30 _3%
Oct 20, 2018	Nathan S	3 _47%
How a little white lie can snowball into a carousel of deception and unhappiness. It is supremely elegant, and there's nothing particularly wrong with it, but all the same I find it a little underwhelming next to its sterling reputation.
Sep 30, 2018	TheBreather	80 _71%
Sep 20, 2018	julibu	90 _83%
Aug 30, 2018	HakkaMex	7 _69%
Aug 12, 2018	sellis	96 _97%
Every shot is perfect. Story is tight and lean. Characterization simple but nuanced. Both critical of the bourgeois materialism it portrays while still being enamored with its aesthetic qualities. Beauty is beauty is beauty, and you can say the same for love. I’m perhaps most smitten with the protagonist’s redemptive arc, and bewildered by how much I loved her from the very start. Looking forward to watching more Ophuls
Aug 09, 2018	Zarathrusta	94 _58%
Aug 06, 2018	bhalac	90 _93%
Aug 06, 2018	fluland	90 _88%
Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	60 _30%
Jul 18, 2018	8505144	85 _73%
Jul 04, 2018	AchwellFoley	78 _86%
Jul 01, 2018	filmcave	80 _75%
Jun 22, 2018	FreddieQuell	89 _90%
May 16, 2018	mentosibo	85 _87%
May 08, 2018	brennanc	96 _97%
May 06, 2018	Grandaddy	70 _61%
May 04, 2018	90sCoffee	80 _81%
Elegantly melodramatic
Apr 29, 2018	allneonslike	83 _93%
Apr 28, 2018	shanebarlow3	87 _88%
Apr 21, 2018	fictionfitz	94 _98%
Apr 14, 2018	scottstilson	49 _45%
Apr 14, 2018	myriadVoles	100 _89%
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Dec 27, 2017	tomwalsh	56 _37%
Dec 27, 2017	AmarDesai	90 _86%
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Nov 28, 2017	greekgrits	88 _86%
Nov 25, 2017	kjones77	80 _70%
Nov 23, 2017	njm1211	95 _75%
Oct 18, 2017	fra paolo	89 _93%
An opulent, feverish fable of the price of deception, with camerawork to match.
Oct 14, 2017	fernsebner	90 _87%
Oct 13, 2017	sosadetz	100 _98%
Oct 10, 2017	JohnPaul821	75 _55%
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Aug 12, 2017	Tiago Vieira	85 _73%
Aug 05, 2017	le mami	80 _81%
Excellent analysis of a character transformation. The scenes created in a way that you see the big transformation of Madame de... Also scenes were very beautiful, especially dance scenes. Camera were working more than decent.
Aug 02, 2017	whataboutit	100 _97%
Jul 30, 2017	Yiannos	83 _93%
Ophuls was a film maker of such tremendous skill that his prodigious storytelling gifts are frequently overlooked. His much lauded tracking shots demonstrate his complete mastery of movement, but they aren't simply virtuosic displays of pure technique. The ballroom sequences, for example, are masterclasses in how to develop narrative, theme and character in both subtle and obvious ways. In Madame De, opulence leads to imprisonment, and Darrieux is unforgettable as Louise. Beautiful and tragic.
Jul 19, 2017	Edueccì	80 _88%
Jul 17, 2017	kaempen	90 _93%
Jul 09, 2017	CinemaLover7	80 _38%
Jul 05, 2017	felixgartner	90 _78%
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Dec 15, 2016	joiken	90 _86%
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Nov 17, 2016	Mr.Blumfeld	80 _71%
Nov 15, 2016	l1nuxfre4k	50 _7%
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Oct 29, 2016	orchidman	63 _23%
Oct 16, 2016	tommy_leazaq	56 _48%
Sep 18, 2016	TraverseTown	65 _56%
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Sep 03, 2016	rojatume	62 _25%
Aug 31, 2016	asxyninja	90 _87%
Aug 13, 2016	artemis	32 _17%
Jul 22, 2016	mmb888	85 _76%
Jul 19, 2016	lynchian	72 _60%
Jul 04, 2016	Col_Needham	90 _94%
Jul 04, 2016	MrWhiplash	100 _88%
Jun 27, 2016	jastheef	82 _68%
Jun 22, 2016	devin_allen	91 _71%
Jun 12, 2016	dardan	94 _98%
The premise of a general living in obscene wealth, bickling with others over various conventions and meanings tied to earrings, must have made Bunnuel smile, particularly in the beginning, but also Kubrick, who too would later go on to make a similarly inspired Barry Lyndon.
Jun 06, 2016	Malcym	6 _53%
Jun 04, 2016	letterboxdvo	41 _95%
May 20, 2016	TrixRabbi	76 _49%
May 16, 2016	matimend	7 _49%
May 08, 2016	darius	96 _71%
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Mar 18, 2016	Aira	75 _51%
Feb 27, 2016	FrancoZero	17 _90%
Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
Feb 07, 2016	ozgurrt	82 _71%
Feb 04, 2016	RavynLoony	96 _98%
Jan 22, 2016	mb9607	80 _%
Dec 15, 2015	MUBIvotes	42 _94%
Dec 15, 2015	robot2xl	74 _83%
Dec 08, 2015	JakeAesthete	60 _60%
This didn't grab me as much as Lola Montes did (probably because it lacks that film's dazzling technicolor spectacle) but it's still charming and elegant and beautifully shot of course (Ophuls' characters say "ravishing" a lot and they could easily be alluding to their surroundings). In both films the characters and their drama can almost get lost within all the opulent set design, but in Lola Montes this at least felt thematically appropriate (playing into history as theatrical performance).
Dec 07, 2015	Llanirev	60 _34%
Dec 02, 2015	Metropolitan	75 _51%
Nov 30, 2015	DougieD	70 _31%
Nov 27, 2015	coroner	90 _93%
Nov 22, 2015	LordCouture	88 _95%
Nov 18, 2015	r/TrueFilm	100 _92%
Nov 11, 2015	maksler	70 _47%
Oct 15, 2015	anandare	80 _60%
Oct 08, 2015	phil-	81 _79%
Oct 02, 2015	pmcinern	100 _97%
Sep 22, 2015	gossamer2	82 _86%
Sep 07, 2015	sally-draper	75 _32%
Aug 01, 2015	loc42	70 _56%
The movie tries to give us a sense of the disappearance of the gentry in France. Louise tries to act like the old contesses who could flirt with any man as long as they were gentleman, but her husband is a lord who shows inclinations of transformation to bourgeoisie (he searchs the earrings like mad), and hence he cares for his wife like a bourgeois tradesman cares, i.e. like a product. At the end, earring as a symbol of aristocracy becomes obsolete and is donated to church because it's useless.
Jul 30, 2015	GRouleau	92 _94%
Jul 21, 2015	Andrew13	96 _92%
Jul 20, 2015	Peeperkorn41	75 _57%
Jul 16, 2015	Rafael Reis	94 _83%
Jul 16, 2015	NhanLa	60 _37%
Jul 16, 2015	thirdeye42	81 _89%
Jul 07, 2015	Murat UYANIK	70 _45%
Jun 26, 2015	schnofel	33 _16%
Aristocrats having balls, the camera going round and round, swooning, intrigues, gentlemanly pistol duels. To me this is as stuffy as your grandma's perfume.
Jun 26, 2015	Matthew92	7 _46%
Jun 18, 2015	Dumbwill	90 _78%
Jun 14, 2015	Gossamer	3 _83%
Jun 09, 2015	shanno	70 _83%
May 18, 2015	zetes	40 _5%
May 10, 2015	boothmillard	60 _46%
May 09, 2015	khanbaliq2	90 _74%
May 09, 2015	porzano	74 _88%
May 09, 2015	mitchelly	87 _69%
The way the layers of this story gradually unfold is masterful to watch. Revolving around a simple piece of jewelry, the love triangle that spans differing aristocratic classes builds to a triumphant and tragic conclusion. It is meticulously directed and acted and never feels melodramatic, each moment hitting elegantly and effectively.
May 05, 2015	wokelstein	84 _75%
Apr 24, 2015	OldAle1	100 _95%
Apr 16, 2015	Matt92	95 _67%
Apr 05, 2015	loosecanons	11 _89%
Apr 05, 2015	cryteno	83 _77%
Mar 22, 2015	dequinix	80 _90%
Mar 20, 2015	Sane	76 _70%
Mar 16, 2015	temsil	80 _76%
Mar 13, 2015	Toke Za	70 _64%
Mar 09, 2015	Benasdfghjkl	70 _51%
Feb 26, 2015	jerfairall	85 _89%
Feb 08, 2015	LuxNatalis	64 _64%
Jan 29, 2015	LosWochos	87 _52%
Jan 18, 2015	petcor80	75 _43%
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Jan 15, 2015	metaller	70 _46%
Jan 12, 2015	Caracortada	60 _63%
Jan 09, 2015	maborosi	82 _84%
Jan 08, 2015	wetwillies	85 _55%
Essentially, the best explanation of why money can't buy happiness. The sets, the characters and even Max Ophuls' grandiose camera movements are indicative of a seemingly unattainable amount of opulence. I think the wealth on display in this film has a lot to do with how powerful it ultimately is, as these characters are rich but lose it all.
Jan 08, 2015	kubbrick	100 _81%
Dec 14, 2014	mfl	56 _34%
Dec 08, 2014	IDYmilkshake	90 _94%
Waltzing montage scene is superb.
Dec 05, 2014	gargantua	85 _91%
Dec 03, 2014	Lonewolf2003	78 _65%
Dec 02, 2014	erkmen	79 _76%
Nov 25, 2014	10kfilms	100 _97%
Nov 22, 2014	CHOICECOD	78 _57%
Oct 26, 2014	lisa-	5 _69%
TSPDT #121. the way the earrings are passed through many hands, manipulate various relationships and become a symbol of different meanings for different people is well-handled and interesting. though i have to admit i can't detect much of the rich subtext that many others have discovered beneath its magnificent surface, and this sort of upper-class love triangle is never going to ensnare my attention on its own. but yes. it is beautifully designed and intriguing to follow.
Oct 20, 2014	EdwinSeal	85 _79%
Sep 27, 2014	SickForay	88 _93%
Sep 27, 2014	laughtermade	3 _%
Sep 20, 2014	RiverRivers	86 _88%
Sep 19, 2014	drawingboard	70 _45%
Sep 14, 2014	sunsetparade	80 _42%
Sep 03, 2014	peter_1888	92 _67%
Aug 16, 2014	Groooan	45 _92%
Aug 12, 2014	Zipster	80 _50%
Aug 03, 2014	jackinthebox	80 _78%
Jul 31, 2014	Nathan	60 _28%
Jul 08, 2014	kafkalamak	84 _84%

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