Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Adolf WohlbrückRaconteur - le meneur de jeu
- Simone SignoretLéocadie, la prostitutée
- Serge ReggianiFranz, le soldat
- Simone SimonMarie, la femme de chambre
- Daniel GélinAlfred, le jeune homme
- Fernand GraveyCharles Breitkopf, son mari
- Gérard PhilipeLe comte
- Danielle DarrieuxEmma Breitkopf, la femme mariée
- Jean-Louis BarraultThe Poet
- Odette JoyeuxAnna, la grisette
Recommendations
- 91
The A.V. Club
The characters are sketchy by design, but the set design is wondrously opulent, and Ophüls cleverly picks up on Schnitzler's central theme, about how sexual desire erases class distinctions. - 91
The A.V. Club
The characters are sketchy by design, but the set design is wondrously opulent, and Ophüls cleverly picks up on Schnitzler's central theme, about how sexual desire erases class distinctions. - 80
The New York Times
The performers are as seductive as the script. It's quite an affaire. - 80
Empire
The intricate work of a craftsman, and a beautiful appearance by the beguiling Simone Sigornet. - 80
The Observer (UK)
This elegant, imperishable romantic comedy is lighter in tone than the play and has a haunting score by Oscar Strauss (no kin to the waltz family). - 80
The New York Times
The performers are as seductive as the script. It's quite an affaire. - 80
Empire
The intricate work of a craftsman, and a beautiful appearance by the beguiling Simone Sigornet. - 80
The Observer (UK)
This elegant, imperishable romantic comedy is lighter in tone than the play and has a haunting score by Oscar Strauss (no kin to the waltz family).
