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    Madame de...

    Poster of the movie Madame de...
    1953     Drama    
    France/Italy
    1h 45min
    Original lang: French

    Max Ophuls' masterpiece stars Danielle Darrieux as the titular Madame Louise de..., who in the film's opening scenes is forced to discreetly sell a pair of earrings, a gift from her military officer husband Andre (Charles Boyer), in order to make good on her debts. After she claims the earrings to be lost, the story of their possible theft hits the newspapers, prompting the jeweler who bought them (Jean Debucourt) to secretly sell them back to Andre, who then gives him to his mistress Lola (Lia Di Leo) as she prepares to leave for a holiday in Constantinople. There, the earrings again change hands as Lola pawns them to cover her gambling losses. They are then purchased by Donati, an Italian diplomat (Vittorio de Sica) on his way to France to meet with Andre. Of course, the earrings soon find their way back to Louise.

    Directed byMax Ophüls
    Written byLouise de Vilmorin, Marcel Achard
    CompanyJanus FilmsJanus FilmsJanus Films

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    Starring

    Charles Boyer
    Danielle Darrieux
    Vittorio De Sica
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