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Synopsis

A man's clumsy attempts to marry his young naive ward. Ophuls' idea was: show the Louis Jouvet theater troupe, which had decamped to Geneva, playing for an audience and show things like the actors getting made up, and going behind stage.

Year1940
CountryGermany
DirectorMax Ophuls
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theater production · ward and guardian · naive innocence · romantic pursuit · behind-the-scenes