Madame de… (Max Ophüls, 1953)

So upon 2nd viewing I think Madame de… is probably a perfect movie. A watchful eye and a more rested mind totally improved the experience. It was glorious to see everyone dance on the mirrors in that ball scene, something that totally went by me the first time I saw the movie. The camera moves by in such a fashion that draws you in, those long tracking shots, like the one where Madame de… walks across the room before being caught in her white lie, are so beautiful and impressive. I’m impressed. The acting is phenomenal across the board. I laughed when that Bible fell from her closet in the opening scene and loved the carriage crash scene. The music plays an incredibly important role in this movie, everything’s built around it. Oh those earrings of Madame de… I want to see this movie again and again.