Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
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No shirtless scene today!
I actually didn't expect to cap anything from this film. In fact, I fast-forwarded quite a few chunks of this 2-hour film- the story is such a cliche from today's standard. The reason for checking this out is purely for the extended ballroom scene. Which I have to say is marvelous, completely worthy of its praise. The combination of seamless technical achievements, competent actors, dramatic and frantic score, all work in combination to build up emotion of admiration, love and jealousy. I highly recommend checking it out. (good stuff starts around 4:30, and builds to a climax around 8:30.)
But Mr. Jourdan here is just too beautiful to ignore. He is the type of classic Hollywood leading man that we don't see anymore- dashing, slightly distant and completely gentlemen-like.
I actually didn't expect to cap anything from this film. In fact, I fast-forwarded quite a few chunks of this 2-hour film- the story is such a cliche from today's standard. The reason for checking this out is purely for the extended ballroom scene. Which I have to say is marvelous, completely worthy of its praise. The combination of seamless technical achievements, competent actors, dramatic and frantic score, all work in combination to build up emotion of admiration, love and jealousy. I highly recommend checking it out. (good stuff starts around 4:30, and builds to a climax around 8:30.)
But Mr. Jourdan here is just too beautiful to ignore. He is the type of classic Hollywood leading man that we don't see anymore- dashing, slightly distant and completely gentlemen-like.
To people who only know Louis Jourdan from "Gigi", his sheer beauty as a young man can be surprising. Screen cap #3 is breathtaking!
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