La Ronde

1950 · directed by Max Ophüls

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

La Ronde (1950), directed by Max Ophüls, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Anton Walbrook
  • Simone Signoret
  • Serge Reggiani
  • Simone Simon
  • Daniel Gélin
  • Fernand Gravey
  • Gérard Philipe
  • Danielle Darrieux
  • Jean-Louis Barrault
  • Odette Joyeux

Crew

  • Christian Matras — Director of Photography
  • Léonide Azar — Editor
  • Oscar Straus — Original Music Composer

More from Max Ophüls

  1. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — 87/100 · hit
  2. The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) — 85/100 · hit
  3. Caught (1949) — 81/100 · hit
  4. Le Plaisir (1952) — 77/100
  5. Lola Montès (1955) — 75/100
  6. The Reckless Moment (1949) — 69/100

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