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La Ronde

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94% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
This Academy Award-nominated French film presents a series of interconnected romantic entanglements. Narrated by an omniscient guide (Anton Walbrook), the movie has a large cast of characters that includes a prostitute (Simone Signoret), who meets up with a soldier (Serge Reggiani), who later becomes involved with a maid (Simone Simon). This merry-go-round continues until it circles back to the beginning, making for an intriguing tale of love and infidelity.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Sep 7, 2023
5/5
The film passes like a strange and tantalising dream. Go to Full Review
Walter Goodman New York Times Jan 9, 2018
The performers are as seductive as the script. It's quite an affaire. Go to Full Review
Dan Callahan Slant Magazine Sep 12, 2008
3.5/4
Each vignette conforms to a tight, outgrowing pattern, so that they each have equal weight, even if Danielle Darrieux's first segment is the one that lingers in the mind. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Sep 12, 2023
5/5
The script is knowingly meta, while performances ripple with witty banter, deep discussions and lusty chemistry as the narrative circles through romantic entanglements between 10 characters. Go to Full Review
Jean-Luc Godard La Gazette du Cinéma Sep 16, 2021
Simone Signoret [walks] the streets as though born to it, and it is no fault of hers that she meets two of the worst actors in the French cinema there. Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia May 22, 2019
A magical portmanteau piece which is full of charm and personality. Go to Full Review
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James T @nyccowboy Apr 28, 2026 Ophuls' adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's "Reigen" is superb and accessible. Even if you are fluent in German, if you aren't Viennese, you won't get half the jokes and one-upmanship games in Schnitzler's original. (Schnitzler, like Anton Chekhov a doctor, also wrote the short novel "Traumnovelle," adapted by Stanley Kubrick as "Eyes Wide Shut.") See more
Sep 30, 2020 Great. What poetry ! Bitter sweet feelngs. Memories, regrets... See more
Jul 22, 2017 Max Ophuls has made a classic with La Ronde because of its unique script structure and always interesting takes on themes such as love, marriage and happiness. Humorously narrated by a man that understands that he is telling a story for a picture which is more than fascinating it is avant-garde. Every new character shows a new perspective and a charm that captures one, but drives away the next. Like the characters the camera sets the mood in each scene creating a fluid and glamorously shot film. See more
Jul 21, 2017 Ophuls is able to recreate much of the romanticism and humor from his other films, but fails to create something distinctively different or better than those previous efforts. See more
May 7, 2017 A fun, memorable film See more
Mar 5, 2017 A beautiful film with a constantly roaming camera. The challenge for me was the story, I wasn't full drawn in but this is a film certainly worth watching for the visual alone. Max Ophuls is a master with the tracking shot and this film shows him at his full powers. Worth a watch for classic cinema lovers. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Max Ophuls

Director

Anton Walbrook

Raconteur

Simone Simon

Marie, the Housemaid

Daniel Gélin

Alfred

Serge Reggiani

Franz, the Soldier

Simone Signoret

Leocadie, the Prostitute

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Movie Info

Synopsis This Academy Award-nominated French film presents a series of interconnected romantic entanglements. Narrated by an omniscient guide (Anton Walbrook), the movie has a large cast of characters that includes a prostitute (Simone Signoret), who meets up with a soldier (Serge Reggiani), who later becomes involved with a maid (Simone Simon). This merry-go-round continues until it circles back to the beginning, making for an intriguing tale of love and infidelity.
Director
Max Ophuls
Producer
Ralph Baum, Sacha Gordine
Screenwriter
Jacques Natanson, Max Ophuls, Arthur Schnitzler
Distributor
Criterion Collection
Production Co
Films Sacha Gordine
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 16, 1954, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Mono
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