The Earrings of Madame De...

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• Country: France
• Year: 1953
• Running time: 105 Minutes
• Genres: Archival, Drama
• Language: French
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“Perfection. This tragedy of love, which begins in narcissistic flirtation and passes from romance to passion to desperation, is set, ironically, in aristocratic circles that seem too superficial to take love tragically. The very beauty of Max Ophüls’s film is sometimes used against it: the gliding, sensuous camerawork, the extraordinary romantic atmosphere, the gowns, the balls, the chandeliers, the nuances of language, and the sense of honor are regarded as evidence of lack of substance… Ophüls’s lush, decorative style [is] used to evoke the protection that style and manners and wealth provide, and to demonstrate that passion can destroy it all.” - Pauline Kael