Max Ophüls

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then 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, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening. Later he has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid and does similarly with the young man of the house. The young man seduces a married woman. On and on, spinning on the gay carousel of life.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani

Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With Claude Dauphin, Gaby Morlay, Madeleine Renaud

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Dir. Max Ophüls · With James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks