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The Earrings of Madame de... (French: Madame de... [ma.dam də]) is a 1953 romantic drama film directed by Max Ophüls from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marcel Achard and Annette Wademant, based on the 1951 novel Madame de... by Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin. The film is considered a masterpiece of 1950s French cinema.
When an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.
The most cherished work from French master Max Ophuls, The Earrings of Madame de . . . is a profoundly emotional, cinematographically adventurous tale of deceptive opulence and tragic romance.
Nov 11, 2001 · “The Earrings of Madame de...,” directed in 1953 by Max Ophuls, is one of the most mannered and contrived love movies ever filmed. It glitters and dazzles, and beneath the artifice it creates a heart, and breaks it.
Watch The Earrings of Madame De ... with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. Ophüls' graceful camerawork and visual portrayal of luxury and loss make...
Mar 7, 2021 · The Earrings of Madame de (1953) by. Max ophuls. Publication date. 1953. Topics. film, cinema, movie. . Addeddate.
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.
