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The Earrings of Madame de Poster

The Earrings of Madame de...

Movie
1953
1h 45m
French
Drama, Romance
In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
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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 Azas
Le premier cocher
Hubert Nol
Henri de Maleville
Grard Buhr
Le douanier (uncredited)
Jean Toulout
Le doyen du corps diplomatique (unc...
Directed By: Max Ophüls
Written By: Max Ophüls (Screenplay), Annette Wademant, + 2 more

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soonertbone says...
7 months ago
I thought at first this was going to be another "follow the item" movie like Winchester '73 or The Red Violin, but Ophuls is doing something more interesting here. The titular earrings find their way again and again to Madame, but each time they carry a different emotional weight and fulfill a different function. The moving pieces are fascinating and tragic to watch, and Ophuls' direction amplifies the melodrama in a lovely way.
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Juliosoft says...
5 years ago
Great movie, great director, great actors, great script. The world is a handkerchief is often said
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Madame de…
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CinemaSerf
12 months ago
Yikes, but this is a classy and vivacious adaptation of de Vilmorin's novel of just why marriage isn't (or shouldn't be) for everyone. It all starts when the comtesse "Louise" (Danielle Darrieux) has to sell some jewellery to settle debts of which her husband - a renowned general "André" (Charles B More
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