Max Ophuls Collection Box Gift Set : Letter From an Unknown Woman / Le Plaisir / Madame de...[Import] (All-Region)
These are the ORIGINAL theatrical releases as envisioned by director Max Ophuls Beautifully remastered imports from South Korea made for the USA/Canada/Korea (NTSC, All-Region) LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN: Original English soundtrack ~ An intense and lush romantic film made by the incomparable Ophuls during his often trying sojourn in America in the WWII and immediate postwar years. Joan Fontaine plays Lisa, who has a brief encounter with and falls for her pianist neighbor Stefan (Louis Jourdan). As he heads off on a concert tour, Stefan promises to return for her, but that doesn't happen. Lisa holds out as long as possible but is forced to marry another man when she discovers that she's pregnant with Stefan's child. She meets the pianist some time later, but he doesn't remember her and sets about seducing her all over again. One of the truly great love stories. LE PLAISIR: Original French soundtrack with English and Korean subtitles ~ Adaption by Ophuls of three stories by Guy de Maupassant involving brothels, models, vanity, pain, and love. MADAME DE... Original French soundtrack with English and Korean subtitles ~ Countess Louise de... (Danielle Darrieux; her character's last name is obscured throughout the story) sells a pair of diamond earrings she received as a wedding present from her husband, General Andre de... (Charles Boyer). When she pretends that the earrings have been stolen, the general begins a search, eventually recovering them discreetly from the jeweler to whom his wife sold them. The general gives the earrings to his mistress, who later loses them while gambling with Baron Donati (Vittorio De Sica). Upon returning to Paris, the Baron falls in love with the Countess, giving her a gift meant to express his deepest affection.... whoops. Stunning!
Beautifully remastered imports from South Korea made for the USA/Canada/Korea (NTSC, All-Region)
These are the ORIGINAL theatrical releases as envisioned by director Max Ophuls