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Critic Andrew Sarris has called The Earrings of Madame de the greatest movie ever.

Many consider Max Ophuls' 1953 film The Earrings of Madame de... to be his masterpiece, and with the film's concise storytelling and unguarded emotion, there is certainly a case to be made for this being true.

In last year's much loved animated film Persepolis , the voice of Marjane 's grandmother was provided by French actress Danielle Darrieux .

COOL CLASSIC ''The Earrings of Madame de ..,'' 1953, Criterion, unrated, $40 Diamond baubles sold by a duchess set in motion a plot that waltzes elegantly from comedy to tragedy.

In the films of German-born director Max Ophuls, the characters are always moving, and the camera moves with them, tracking them up staircases, in and out of shops and through room after room.

If you love movies about tragic romances, if you love movies about lovers who chafe against social conventions--hell, if you love movies--do not miss Max Ophuls' sumptuous 1953 romantic drama.

Film lovers have long awaited the arrival on DVD of Max Ophuls' exquisite "The Earrings of Madame De...," which no less an authority than Andrew Sarris repeatedly dubbed the greatest film of all time -- a ...

A true cosmopolitan, Max OphA1 4ls directed films in five different countries and five different languages.

It's all very Guy de Maupaussant-ish, and the oh-so-French romantic fatalism could easily seem silly if Ophuls didn't tell the story with such enormous conviction and dignity.

PERSEPOLIS is based on four autobiographical graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi, who also co-directed the film version with Vincent Paronnaud.

Having made a little piece of cinematic perfection with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy took the foolhardy route of following it with more of the same, only on a much grander scale.

A few weeks ago I bought a November 1937 issue of Harper's Bazaar at a yard sale.

“Lady Chatterley's Lover"; due to its content, the film was banned by the Catholic censors in the US 1955 Played a supporting role in the epic "Alexander the Great”

Enduringly beautiful, international leading lady, in films from 1931. Darrieux progressed from playing pouty teens to worldy sophisticates, hitting a creative peak in the early 1950s with her appearances in ... via Hollywood.com

“The Earrings of Madame de ... ”

Louis Jourdan and Joan Fontaine appear in "Letter From an Unknown Woman." Danielle Darrieux stars in "Madame de ..." The rise of Adolf Hitler compelled several famous movie directors to restart their careers in ... via Washington Times

The best-selling graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi has turned her autobiographical books about coping with being female and Iranian into a new animated film called "Persepolis." The film combines the books about ... via Asbury Park Press

Featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, and Danielle Darrieux. via The Georgia Straight

"Stupid people abound in this world, My Darling, and you will meet a lot of them ..." - Marjane's Grandma in Persepolis Payvand.com - This year's Cannes International Film Festival mesmerized viewers with a ... via Payvand News of Iran

Persepolis: Animation. Featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve and Danielle Darrieux. via SFGate

“I also don't want those Iranians who lost their lives in prisons defending freedom, who died in the war against Iraq, who suffered under various repressive regimes, or who were forced to leave their families and flee their homeland to be forgotten.”

Based on the Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi With the Voices of CHIARA MASTROIANNI, CATHERINE DENEUVE, DANIELLE DARRIEUX, SIMON ABKARIAN & GABRIELLE LOPES ACADEMY AWARDS CAST WITH THE VOICES OF Chiara ... via Payvand News of Iran

“Darling, it's an acquired taste.”

French filmmaker Pascal Thomas has a thing about Agatha Christie. "L'heure zero " is his second adaptation of a mystery by the "Queen of Crime" following "Mon petit doigt ma dit . via The Japan Times