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The Earrings of Madame de...

Where:

🇫🇷 France

When:

The 1890s

It was her vanity that destroyed her. — 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.

Released in 1953 — 105 minutes

Genres:

Drama Romance

Language:

French