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Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.Read moreLess
Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.
The story
Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.
Cast & crew
Jean-Claude BrialyCount Anne d'Orgel
Sylvie FennecCountess Mahé d'Orgel
Bruno GarcinFrançois de Séryeuse
Micheline PresleMadame de Séryeuse
Gérard LartigauPaul Robin
Sacha PitoëffPrince Naroumof
Marpessa DawnMarie
Claude GensacMademoiselle d'Orgel
Ginette LeclercHortense d'Austerlitz
Marcel CharveyThe AmbassadorExplore the crew
- Director
- Marc Allégret
- Writer
- Phillipe Grumbach
- Editor
- Victoria Mercanton
- Director of Photography
- Christian Matras
- Writer
- Marc Allégret