The Earrings of Madame De...

The Earrings of Madame De...

1953 · 1 hr 45 min · Not Rated

Drama, Romance

Directors

Max Ophüls

Actors

  • Charles Boyer
  • Danielle Darrieux
  • Vittorio De Sica

Credits: 4

Summary

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 de...

More about this movie

In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. The general secretly buys the earrings again and gives them to his mistress, Lola, leaving to go to Constantinople. Where an Italian diplomat, Baron Donati, buys them. Back to Paris, Donati meets Louise... So now Louise discovers love and becomes much less frivolous.