Ronde, La (1950) France
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Director:Max Ophuls
Studio:Criterion Collection
Producer:Ralph Baum, Sacha Gordine
Writer:Louis Ducreux, Kurt Feltz, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls, Arthur Schnitzler
Rated:Unrated
Date Added:2013-08-21
UPC:0715515031424
Price:$39.95
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars, Another 1 win
Genre:French films
Release:2008-09-16
IMDb:0042906
Duration:93
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
Features:Black and White
LAC code:300010619
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Max Ophuls  ...  (Director)
Louis Ducreux, Kurt Feltz, Jacques Natanson, Max Ophüls, Arthur Schnitzler  ...  (Writer)
 
Simone Signoret  ...  Leocadie, the Prostitute
Anton Walbrook  ...  Raconteur
Simone Simon  ...  Marie, the Housemaid
Gérard Philipe  ...  
Serge Reggiani  ...  Franz, the Soldier
Daniel Gélin  ...  Alfred
Danielle Darrieux  ...  Emma Breitkopf
Fernand Gravey  ...  Charles Breitkopf, Emma's Husband
Odette Joyeux  ...  Anna, the Grisette
Jean-Louis Barrault  ...  Robert Kuhlenkampf, the Poet
Isa Miranda  ...  Charlotte, the Actress
Gérard Philipe  ...  The Count
Jean Clarieux  ...  
Paulette Frantz  ...  
Marcel Mérovée  ...  
Robert Vattier  ...  Prof. Schuller
Charles Vissière  ...  
Christian Matras  ...  Cinematographer
Léonide Azar  ...  Film Editor
Pierre-Louis Calvet  ...  Sound Department
Oscar Straus  ...  Composer
Jean d'Eaubonne  ...  Production Designer
Georges Annenkov  ...  Custome Designer
Carmen Brel  ...  Makeup Artist
Tony Aboyantz  ...  Assistant Director
Paul Feyder  ...  Assistant Director
Marc Frédérix  ...  assistant production designer
Alfred Marpaux  ...  assistant production designer
Charles Merangel  ...  Set Designer
Henri Vergnes  ...  Set Designer
Summary: Simone Signoret, Anton Walbrook, and Simone Simon lead a roundelay of French stars in Max Ophuls's delightful, acerbic adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's controversial turn-of-thecentury play La ronde. Soldiers, chambermaids, poets, and aristocrats, all are on equal footing in this multicharacter merry-go-round of love and infidelity, directed with a sweeping gaiety as knowingly frivolous as it is enchanting and shot with Ophuls's trademark intricate cinematography. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, Audio commentary featuring film scholar Susan White, author of The Cinema of Max Ophuls, Interview with Max Ophuls's son, the Academy Award winning filmmaker Marcel Ophuls
Interview with actor Daniel Gelin (Napoleon, Testament of Orpheus)
Interview with film scholar Alan Williams, Selected correspondence between Sir Laurence Olivier and Heinrich Schnitzler (the playwright's son), illustrating the controversy surrounding the source play
New and improved English subtitle translation. PLUS: A new essay by film critic Terrence Raffert