The Earrings of Madame de...
1953 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 11,553 VOTES · DIR. Max Ophüls
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,009 lines
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00:02:39 Madame de... was a very elegant, distinguished and celebrated woman
00:08:52 That's right.
00:14:04 - Marvelous, isn't it? - Marvelous.
00:17:28 Get my hat.
00:20:11 And I should thank you.
00:23:33 might upset someone there? - I hope so.
00:26:37 What's done is done.
00:32:06 Not at all.
00:34:56 when the general leaves on maneuvers.
00:38:00 - Why the tone of pity? - Just a simple statement.
00:43:17 I envy you.
00:46:05 You're not in as great a danger as you think.
00:49:44 How did you know I was leaving?
00:54:13 The simplest things become mysteries.
01:01:06 Where are you now?
01:05:51 They were my only comfort.
01:10:56 Since she can't stand my husband
01:15:10 that you take these back to my jeweler
01:18:40 I'm trying my best, yet I'm no longer here.
01:22:47 very careful.
01:27:47 Don't bother me with those infernal earrings!
01:31:18 I'm not blaming you.
01:33:51 The woman I've become suffers because of the woman I was.
15:00:00 you returned to me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,009
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:02:39
Final line15:00:00
Production Record
DirectorMax Ophüls
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes11,553