{"id":77747,"date":"2021-10-26T10:58:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77747"},"modified":"2021-10-26T11:03:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:03:44","slug":"ronde-la-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77747","title":{"rendered":"Ronde, La (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The only joy is to meet someone to love.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-77748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-764x1024.png 764w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-95x128.png 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-768x1030.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster-201x270.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Poster.png 827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA narrator (Anton Walbrook) tells a tale of romantic liaisons across 1900 Vienna: a prostitute (Simone Signoret) picks up a young soldier (Serge Reggiani) who then hooks up with a maid (Simone Simon), who in turn has a fling with the bookish son (Daniel G\u00e9lin) of the wealthy family she works for &#8212; but we soon learn that G\u00e9lin has been having an affair with a married woman (Danielle Darrieux) whose husband (Fernand Gravey) is about to engage in his own affair with a 19-year-old model (Odette Joyeux). Meanwhile, Joyeux is quickly seduced by a poet (Jean-Louis Barrault) who has also been romancing an actress (Isa Miranda) in one of his productions, and Miranda has a fling with a count (Gerard Philipe) who goes out later that evening and meets up with Signoret &#8212; thus bringing the chain of sexual encounters full circle.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anton Walbrook Films<\/li>\n<li>Danielle Darrieux Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Max Oph\u00fcls Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>Simone Signoret Films<\/li>\n<li>Simone Simon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;Max Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s charming adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Ronde_(play)\">Arthur Schnitzler&#8217;s play<\/a>&#8221; utilizes &#8220;the constantly moving, seeing, penetrating camera that was Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s trademark,&#8221; which &#8220;serves thematically both to establish the dizzying, intoxicating nature of <em>l&#8217;amour<\/em> and to convey its transitory nature.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Walbrook-Carousel.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He describes the film as &#8220;broken into several vignettes featuring a romantic sexual interlude between a man and a woman,&#8221; with &#8220;each vignette contain[ing] one character from the previous segment.&#8221; So, &#8220;when a husband and wife lie in bed speaking of fidelity:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; we have the advantage of having earlier seen her in an affair: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Darrieux.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and knowing that we&#8217;ll see him with his mistress in the following sequence.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Joyeux.png 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that &#8220;Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s women glow; their actions are determined by their hearts &#8212; and they never hold back from a sexual liaison or feel guilt afterward. They are the personifications of love; they know its glories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda2.png 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, &#8220;Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s men, while no buffoons, can&#8217;t appreciate love except on a physical level &#8212; they are always setting up rules, demanding loyalty, asking questions, thinking too much.&#8221; He ends his review by noting that &#8220;Simone Signoret is especially appealing &#8212; and beautiful &#8212; as a prostitute who is willing to give herself to soldiers for free&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Signoret.png 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(though she arguably has too little screentime, despite appearing in both bookend liaison stories). This souffl\u00e9 of a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bedroom_farce\">&#8220;bedroom farce&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; provocative enough to U.S. censors for its release to be held up until 1954 &#8212; remains worth a look as the first of Oph\u00fcls&#8217;s four later European outings. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine camerawork by Oph\u00fcls and DP Christian Matras<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Simon.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-1024x757.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Bed2.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-1024x755.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage-366x270.png 366w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Carriage.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-77762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-Ronde-Miranda.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as another interesting and well-crafted outing by a master director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042906\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/80549\/la-ronde#articles-reviews?articleId=246813\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/2090\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/549-la-ronde-vicious-circle\">Criterion Essay <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/03\/17\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-controversial-la-ronde-bows-at-little-carnegie.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The only joy is to meet someone to love.&#8221; Synopsis: A narrator (Anton Walbrook) tells a tale of romantic liaisons across 1900 Vienna: a prostitute (Simone Signoret) picks up a young soldier (Serge Reggiani) who then hooks up with a maid (Simone Simon), who in turn has a fling with the bookish son (Daniel G\u00e9lin) of the wealthy family she works for &#8212; but we soon learn that G\u00e9lin has been having an affair with a married woman (Danielle Darrieux)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=77747\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77747"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77776,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77747\/revisions\/77776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}