La Ronde (1950) 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

Simone Signoret, Anton Walbrook, and Simone Simon lead a roundelay of French stars in Max Ophuls's delightful, acerbic adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's controversial turn-of-the-century play Reigen. Soldiers, chambermaids, poets, prostitutes, aristocrats—all are on equal footing in this multicharacter merry-go-round of love and infidelity, directed with a sweeping gaiety as knowingly frivolous as it is enchanting, and shot with Ophuls's trademark mellifluous cinematography.

Criterion DVD Extras

• Daniel Gelin on La Ronde

• Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on La Ronde

• Interview with Marcel Ophuls

• Gallery

• Commentary by film scholar Susan White (separate, out of sync)