La Ronde (1950)

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening. Later he has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid and does similarly with the young man of the house. The young man seduces a married woman. On and on, spinning on the gay carousel of life.

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama

What to watch after La Ronde

• Lola Montès (1955) — Max Ophüls directed both
• Le Plaisir (1952) — Max Ophüls directed both
• Murmur of the Heart (1971) — Daniel Gélin appears in both
• Casque d'Or (1952) — Serge Reggiani and Simone Signoret appear in both
• The Man Who Loved Women (1977) — Same feel: philosophical, complex
• The Earrings of Madame De... (1953) — Max Ophüls directed both