The master of ceremonies opens proceedings by telling the audience that they will see various episodes in the endless waltz of love. A prostitute takes a soldier under a bridge. The soldier picks up a chambermaid at a dance hall. The chambermaid willingly succumbs to the son of her employers. The young man starts an affair with the young wife of an older businessman. She then has an edgy discussion in bed with her husband. The husband takes a shopgirl to a private dining room and gets her drunk. The shopgirl falls for a poet, who is pursuing an affair with an actress. The actress invites a count to visit her in bed next morning. That evening, he gets drunk and ends up in the bed of the prostitute, so completing the circle.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama, Romance |
Country: | France |
Produced By: | Sacha Gordine, Ralph Baum |
Directed By: | Max Ophüls |
Written By: | Arthur Schnitzler, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls |
Cast: | Odette Joyeux, Fernand Gravey, Marcel Mérovée, Charles Vissières, Jean-Louis Barrault, Simone Simon, Danielle Darrieux, Jean Landier, Serge Reggiani, Jean Clarieux, Paulette Frantz, Daniel Gélin, Robert Vattier, Anton Walbrook, Gérard Philipe, Jacques Vertan, Simone Signoret, Isa Miranda, René Marjac, Jean Ozenne |
In Theaters: | Mar 16, 1954 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 37 minutes |
Production: | Films Sacha Gordine |
Available On: | Amazon |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |