Catalog Num:
FR-M003-1953
Program:
Romance Languages
"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. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the General, the Countess, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati." Notes: based on the novel. Director: Max Ophuls. Black&White. Country: France. Subtitled.