La ronde  [videorecording] / 
 La ronde 
Euro-London Films ; Cofradis; a film by Max Ophuls ; adaptation by Jacques Natanson and Max Ophuls ; dialogue Jacques Natanson. 
 - Fullscreen ed.; Special ed. 
 - [New York] :  The Criterion Collection :  Janus Films,  2008. 
 - 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 p. ; b&w ill. ; 19 cm.) 
 - Criterion collection,  443. .
 - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs),  443. .
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Christian Matras ; editor, Leonide Azar ; music, Oscar Straus  Director of photography, Christian Matras ; editor, Leonide Azar ; music, Oscar Straus 
<br/><br/>Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gelin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey,Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gerard Philipe 
<br/><br/> La Ronde translates as 'the round' which can refer to the policeman's beat, a circle of dancers, or a carousel, all of which this circular collection of interconnected short stories resembles. Each scene is built around a specific pair, and when one member of the pair breaks away from his or her lover, he or she then moves on to the next, introducing the partner that will lead on to the next pair, and so on until we are back where we started. Many of these lovers are seeking something they've lost in arms that look familiar but that belong to strangers. La ronde is the bittersweet note sounded by the circular nostalgia of the heart 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital mono ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio ; new, restored high-definition digital transfer 
<br/><br/><br/>French with optional English subtitles 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sex--Drama.<br/>Adultery--Drama.<br/>Cuckolds--Drama.<br/>Mistresses--Drama.<br/>Married women--Drama.<br/>Man-woman relationships--Drama.<br/>Vienna (Austria)--Social life and customs--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.4372  / LAR 2008