La Ronde
Svanfilm | Release Date: September 20, 1951 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
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Universal acclaim based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
It takes its audience on a dizzying swirl, like a waltz, or a champagne-induced headspin. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
The characters are sketchy by design, but the set design is wondrously opulent, and Ophüls cleverly picks up on Schnitzler's central theme, about how sexual desire erases class distinctions. Read full review
80
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
The performers are as seductive as the script. It's quite an affaire. Read full review
80
EmpireKim Newman
The intricate work of a craftsman, and a beautiful appearance by the beguiling Simone Sigornet. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Philip French
This elegant, imperishable romantic comedy is lighter in tone than the play and has a haunting score by Oscar Strauss (no kin to the waltz family). Read full review
75
Chicago ReaderDon Druker
Max Ophuls’s witty version (1950) of Arthur Schnitzler’s play showing love as a bitterly comic merry-go-round. Read full review
75
LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen
Ophuls’ technique is often on the nose, but it’s still exhilarating. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Not one of the director's very greatest films on desire (see Letter from an Unknown Woman and Lola Montès for those), Ophüls' circular chain of love and seduction in 19th century Vienna is still irresistible. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Ophuls has used a dearth of closeups, brilliant decor playing a vital part. Film gains an opulence in the expert lensing of Christian Matras. There is much filming through carved glass, linen, silks and mirrors to create the aura of romance. Read full review
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