| Edition |
Special édition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 443 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 443.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Note |
D'après la pièce d' [After the play by] Arthur Schnitzler. |
| Cast |
Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gélin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey, Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gérard Philipe. |
| Credits |
Directeur de la photographie, Christian Matras ; camera, Alain Douarinou ; montage [editor], (Léonide) Azar ; musique de Oscar Strauss ; décors, D'Eubonne ; costumes de G. Annenkov. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a French motion picture in 1950. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
La Ronde translates as 'the round' which can refer to the policeman's beat, a circle of dancers, or a carousel, all of which this circular collection of interconnected short stories resembles. Each scene is built around a specific pair, and when one member of the pair breaks away from his or her lover, he or she then moves on to the next, introducing the partner that will lead on to the next pair, and so on until we are back where we started. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary [optional audio feature]; Circles of desire: Alan Williams on "La Ronde" [featurette] (36 min.); Marcel Ophuls on Max Ophuls [featurette] (7 min.); Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on "La Ronde" [featurette] (13 min.); Schnitzler correspondence. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional subtitles in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Sex -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Cuckolds -- Drama.
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Mistresses -- Drama.
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Married women -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Vienna (Austria) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Schnitzler, Arthur, 1862-1931 -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Film adaptations.
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Motion pictures, French.
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| Added Author |
Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.
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Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967.
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Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985.
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Reggiani, Serge.
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Simon, Simone.
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Gélin, Daniel.
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Darrieux, Danielle, 1917-2017
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Gravey, Fernand.
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Joyeux, Odette.
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Barrault, Jean-Louis, 1910-1994.
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Miranda, Isa, 1905-1982.
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Philipe, Gérard, 1922-1959.
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Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954.
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Schnitzler, Arthur, 1862-1931.
Reigen.
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Janus Films.
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Cofradis (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: La ronde a film by Max Ophuls |
| ISBN |
1604650591 |
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9781604650594 |
| Standard No. |
715515031424 |
| Music No. |
CC1765D The Criterion Collection |
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