The Earrings of Madame de…, based on the novel
by Louise de Vilmorin, directed by Max Ophüls
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This is a
very good romantic comedy.
And you can
find it on The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies ever Made List:
the
director, Max Ophüls was one of the most acclaimed filmmakers…
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Lola Montes, La Ronde, Le Plaisir
and The Earrings of Madame de…are among the most appreciated movies
Charles Boyer
is also a glorious actor.
He is
sophisticated, majestic, at times flamboyant, aristocratic in manner,
charismatic and able to play both sides.
He has been
a perfect villain in the recently viewed and noted on Gaslight, but he can act
in comedies perfectly:
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Barefoot in the Park is the perfect
testimony
As for his
opponent in The Earrings of Madame de…, Viitorio de Sica is one of the Gods of
cinema, with an impressive career as actor…
But he is
also sure to be included in the history of motion pictures for the masterpieces
that he has directed:
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Bicycle thieves for instance is
among the best movies ever made, perhaps among the best five
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Two Women, The Gold of Naples,
Umberto D., Shoeshine, The Garden of Finzi- Continis, Marriage Italian Style
and others are also among the best ever made films!
Charles Boyer
is Général André de... and he is married to the Comtesse Louise de…
In the
first stages of the narrative, the Comtesse is trying to sell her earrings.
And as the
title suggests, these jewels will be one of the important personages of the story
and they will change hands.
The jeweler
is offering a good sum, since they are not just diamonds, but have been bought
from his own shop.
Nevertheless,
he announces the baron, especially given the circumstances under which their
loss has been announced.
Because they
were a present from the general, the wife makes up a lie about their being lost
on the way to the opera.
Given their
immense value, a theft is not excluded and this is when the Jeweler thought it
better to talk to the general.
The latter
buys the earrings- again- and then he makes them a gift, but…not to his own
wife, but to a mistress.
This one is
departing from Istanbul, where she engages in roulette games where she loses
everything and has to sell the jewels.
Enter the
stage the Baron Fabrizio Donati, portrayed by Viitorio de Sica, the man who
buys the earrings.
He meets the
Comtesse Louise de… and is fascinated and a relationship is developing between
the two.
She even
faints at one hunting party, when she sees with binoculars that the baron has
fallen from his horse.
It is also
an amusing incident, for the husband is reproaching the duration of the faint,
which was inappropriate:
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Keep your lapses short my dear
Throughout the
film, the parties involved act with incredible politeness and extraordinary
restraint, up to when duel is in question.
This viewer
was often tempted to quote:
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