The Earrings of Madame de...
Madame de…
(1953)
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.
11 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) searches her closet for a pair of costly heart-shaped diamond earrings.
Duration: 00:04:03
Timestamp: 00:02:37
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Selling the Earrings
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) plans to secretly sell the earrings to the original jeweler Mr. Rémy (Jean Debucourt), without telling her husband (Charles Boyer).
Duration: 00:04:07
Timestamp: 00:06:35
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Opera
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) pretends to have lost her earrings at the opera, and her husband the General (Charles Boyer) searches for them.
Duration: 00:06:31
Timestamp: 00:10:37
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Basel Customs
Fabrizio Donati (Vittorio De Sica), an Italian diplomat on his way to a post in Paris, spots a woman (Danielle Darrieux) while in customs.
Duration: 00:03:11
Timestamp: 00:29:54
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Torture through Hope
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) and Donati (Vittorio De Sica) deepen their affair with many nights of ballroom dancing.
Duration: 00:08:19
Timestamp: 00:33:04
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
A Gift to Remember Me
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) announces that she'll take a long trip to Italy, alarming both the General (Charles Boyer) and Donati (Vittorio De Sica), who gifts her a pair of heart-shaped earrings.
Duration: 00:08:37
Timestamp: 00:47:40
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Letters in the Wind
Donati (Vittorio De Sica) writes Louise (Danielle Darrieux) letters while she is on vacation.
Duration: 00:03:57
Timestamp: 00:58:35
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
No Longer with You
The General (Charles Boyer) confronts Donati (Vittorio De Sica) about the history of the earrings. Donati tells Louise (Danielle Darrieux) he can no longer see her.
Duration: 00:09:54
Timestamp: 01:09:20
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
This Great Happiness
The General (Charles Boyer) forces Louise (Danielle Darrieux) to gift the earrings to her niece.
Duration: 00:02:42
Timestamp: 01:24:20
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Roles in Camaraderie
Having reacquired the earrings, Mr. Rémy (Jean Debucourt) tries to resell them to the General (Charles Boyer), only for Louise (Danielle Darrieux) to buy them. Spurred by this news, the General challenges Donati (Vittorio De Sica) to a duel).
Duration: 00:07:22
Timestamp: 01:27:01
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Closing Sequence
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) prays that Donati (Vittorio De Sica) be spared, then races to the hill where Donati and the General (Charles Boyer) duel.
Duration: 00:06:00
Timestamp: 01:34:21
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza