Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Earrings of Madame de... ( Diamond Earrings ) ( Gioielli di Madame de ... ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

The Earrings of Madame de... ( Diamond Earrings ) ( Gioielli di Madame de ... ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Featurette, Interactive Menu, SYNOPSIS: Max Ophüls' masterpiece stars Danielle Darrieux as the titular Madame Louise de..., who in the film's opening scenes is forced to discreetly sell a pair of earrings, a gift from her military officer husband Andre (Charles Boyer), in order to make good on her debts. After she claims the earrings to be lost, the story of their possible theft hits the newspapers, prompting the jeweler who bought them (Jean Debucourt) to secretly sell them back to Andre, who then gives him to his mistress Lola (Lia Di Leo) as she prepares to leave for a holiday in Constantinople. There, the earrings again change hands as Lola pawns them to cover her gambling losses. They are then purchased by Donati, an Italian diplomat (Vittorio de Sica) on his way to France to meet with Andre. Of course, the earrings soon find their way back to Louise. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards,

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