Overview

Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.

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Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy

Count Anne d'Orgel

Sylvie Fennec

Countess Mahé d'Orgel

Bruno Garcin

François de Séryeuse

Micheline Presle

Madame de Séryeuse

Gérard Lartigau

Paul Robin

Sacha Pitoëff

Prince Naroumof

Marpessa Dawn

Marie

Claude Gensac

Mademoiselle d'Orgel

Ginette Leclerc

Hortense d'Austerlitz

Marcel Charvey

The Ambassador

Max Montavon

A guest

Hélène Soubielle