Academy Awards, USA 1955
| Nominee Oscar | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Georges Annenkov Rosine Delamare |
Gaumont (France)
Directed by Max Ophüls
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Criterion Collection)
Danielle Darrieux is the ignored wife of French general Charles Boyer. They spend their nights at formal balls, where she dances with handsome Italian aristocrat Vittorio De Sica and falls in love. Her husband begins to suspect when she faints after her lover falls from a horse, and is sent to Italy for a "rest". However, the affair continues to simmer, and when she returns to Paris her husband finally confronts her. Exposed, she falls into depression while he concocts a reason to challenge her lover to a duel to save his honor. Ophüls' restless camera is a major distraction from the on-screen luxuriousness of jewelry, furs and gowns, but the overly-complicated melodrama seems hardly worth the effort.
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