Max Ophuls is widely regarded to be one of the greatest and most revered directors in the history of cinema. His trademark array of lavish fluid camera movements would influence generations of filmmakers to come. Among the many who have had praised his genius are Francois Truffaut Jean-Luc Goddard Martin Scorsese Stanley Kubrick who believed 'his camera could pass through walls' and more recently directors such as Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine Far From Heaven) and Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights Magnolia) who called him his 'idol'. Idealistic Leonora is looking... for the dream life and believes she's found it when introduced to millionaire Smith Uhlrig. Quickly married she soon discovers him to be a domineering tyrant. In trying to escape this loveless existence she finds hope in the arms of a caring doctor but her psychotic husband doesn't give up his possessions so easily. Ophul's film noir classic is an intense melodrama played to perfection by the fine casting of James Mason Robert Ryan and Barbara Bel Geddes. [show more]
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Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) is intent on marrying a millionaire, and enrols in a charm school to achieve her goal. When she meets wealthy Smith Ohlrig (Robert Ryan) at a party, they fall in love and are soon married. However, Ohlrig then reveals a more sinister, paranoid side, ill-treating Leonora and driving her into the arms of a doctor (James Mason). Leonora then discovers that she is pregnant with Ohlrig's child.
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