New York State Writers Institute - Classic Film Series

THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... April 28, 2000 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue (Free and Open to the Public) (French/Italian, 1953, 105 minutes, b&w, 16mm) Directed by Max Ophüls Starring Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio DeSica In French with English subtitles

In Paris, in the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy General sells the earrings her husband gave her, setting off a chain of deceit and lies. This captivating de Maupassant classic is masterfully acted and directed.