Ophüls’ penultimate and perhaps finest film—a deserving Oscar nominee for costume design—fashions Louise de Vilmorin’s novella into a showcase for star Danielle Darrieux and for the director’s mastery of all he surveys. In 19th-century Vienna, the title character’s husband, Charles Boyer, has gifted her diamond earrings, which she hocks for cash; Vittorio De Sica acquires them and makes the acquaintance of Madame de…

In French with English subtitles