Jane Fonda

1964

"- Bon allez, on va danser ! On a pas dansé de la soirée ensemble ! - Je sais pas danser ! Elise, je sais pas danser. - Mais si vous savez danser. Je ne quitte pas cet endroit sans avoir danser avec vous, César. Ah, danse avec nous ! Et si on faisait une ronde ? On fait jamais de ronde. - Elle a raison, on fait jamais de ronde." Elise, César et Arthur - César Wagner, Saison 1 Episode 8

Thursday January 21, 1965, actress Jane Fonda, in a Chanel suit at the Savoy Hotel in London on the occasion of the promotion of her latest film, "Circle of Love" aka La Ronde (original French title), directed by Roger Vadim.

Jeudi 21 janvier 1965, l'actrice Jane Fonda, en tailleur Chanel à l'hôtel Savoy à Londres à l'occasion de la promotion de son dernier film, " Circle of Love" aka La Ronde (titre français original), réalisé par Roger Vadim. (Photo by Carl Bruin/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

Circle of Love (La Ronde) (1964) Roger Vadim

January 15th 2023

Gérard Philipe in La Ronde (Max Ophüls, 1950)

Cast: Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Simone Simon, Daniel Gëlin, Danielle Darrieux, Fernand Gravey, Odette Joyeux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Isa Miranda, Gérard Philipe. Screenplay: Jacques Natason, Max Ophüls, based on a play by Arthur Schnitzler. Cinematography: Christian Matras. Production design: Jean d’Eaubonne. Film editing: Léonide Azar. Music: Oscar Straus. 

Love supposedly makes the world go around, but in La Ronde it's sex that provides the spin. Max Ophüls and his fellow screenwriter, Jacques Natanson, put us in the hands of a narrator (Anton Walbrook) who facilitates the couplings of the various characters, beginning with a prostitute and a soldier, followed by the soldier's liaison with a chambermaid, her fling with the young man for whom she works, his with a married woman, and so on, until the merry-go-round (a literal presence on the screen) brings us back again to the prostitute. It's an ingenious business, first devised for the stage by the Viennese playwright Arthur Schnitzler in 1897 -- one reason why the film takes place in Vienna in 1900. At its best, La Ronde is a showcase for some lovely performances, including Walbrook's, but also those of Simone Signoret as the prostitute, Simone Simon as the chambermaid, Danielle Darrieux as the married woman, and, later in the circle dance, Jean-Louis Barrault as a pretentious poet. There are some witty moments: When one of the characters experiences erectile dysfunction, the merry-go-round breaks down and the narrator-facilitator is forced to repair it. In 1950, the movie taught American audiences who got a chance to see it what they were missing because of the hidebound Production Code. The Academy, whose members often chafed against the Code, honored it with two Oscar nominations: Ophüls and Natanson for their screenplay and Jean d'Eaubonne for art direction. Ophüls has a little fun with the censors, too, when one very close encounter is interrupted by the narrator seizing the film and cutting a section from it. Our age, haunted by various STD's, might take a darker view of the film's blithe copulation, which is why, I think, Ophüls's film seems a little hollow: too much style, not enough substance. Even in its day, La Ronde was little more than a charming anachronism, a fantasia about a world that never was, and if it had been, would have been swept away by two World Wars.

Cleo Cwiek, Daga Jez, and Matylda Sokolowska for La Rondé, photographed by Jakub Pleśniarski

Chain of Desire (1992)

by Temístocles López

Jane Fonda | 'La Ronde' [1964]

Films Watched in 2022:

68. La Ronde (1950) - Dir. Max Ophüls

Cleo Ćwiek , Daga Jeż & Matylda Sokołowska for LA RONDE Campaign captured by Jakub Pleśniarski 

Tonight is Anton walbrook night on TCM I guess???? The red shoes then gaslight then la ronde??? It's not his bday so no idea but I'm happy!!!!

Unter der kompetenten Leitung der Herren Ophüls und Walbrook dreht sich Schnitzlers Reigen ganz besonders schön, nur zwischen dem jungen Herrn und der verheirateten Frau hapert es kurz. Das war jetzt auch mal wieder nötig.

So i just had the most adventurous day of my life yesterday.

My family was going to La Ronde in Montreal. When we got there, they said the power was out so they couldn't let people in. They said is might not be open due to weather issues. I believe there was a tornado waring in the city over. We had not alarm for a tornado and it was sunny so we figured it was fine but we were a bit disappointed.

Then about 5 minutes later as we're trying to find out what to do, they start letting people in. "The power is slowly coming back on, you guys can come in!"

Great, right?

Only the carousel was on at the moment so we looked at the map and then decided to just walk around when a ton of people start running towards us and there is security everywhere. One of the security officers is yelling at people to go towards the building and get under shelter. They're yelling about a storm and as they do there's a huge amount of dark clouds coming our way.

So we all go under shelter and about 30 minutes later and intense thunderstorm started. There was so much rain and wind and thunder, we had to go into a shelter. A couple of times lightning hit the roof. You could hear it band against the roof.

We stayed in the shelter/bunker for about an hour or two. We went out of the shelter because the storm had died down temporarily and we tried to get home. We wanted to go on the bus but there was so much rain that it was flooding the area. Eventually, it stopped. We knew it was not over yet. We had 3 warning on our phones.

Tornado warning, marine tornado warning and thunderstorm warning.

We decided to go over to the car to grab some necessary items and then go back to the shelter. Now, let me describe the area a little bit. There was a parking lot and right next to that, a huge river with a large bridge going over. Downtown Montreal was slowly being covered with clouds. My mom said we should head back to the shelter and my dad told me that the clouds were coming very fast and that we wouldn't make it.

There was a deafening sound. Thunder was roaring all around us and suddenly a huge lightning bolt hits the river next to us and we ran back to the car. We stayed in the car for another few hours and the thunderstorm passed over us. Finally, the rain stopped for good and we were able to leave the amusement park. We walked around downtown for a while and decided to head back as the fireworks festival was still on. Not sure how they managed to convince their superiors to continue the show but it was worth it. The show was so beautiful. It was timed to music, and you could see the effort put into these shows

And then! I went on my first rides ever at an amusement park. This is the first time I've ever been. I went on two rides, the Demon, which lifted you in the air while spinning and then dropped you and then lifted you again. And then the Phoenix, which swung you around in a little seat.

So yeah, that was probably the most exciting day of my life so far.

La ronde

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Lost Ottawa These two are enjoying their drinks at the Cocktail lounge, seated in front of a window showing a panoramic view of Ottawa. Photo taken September 9, 1967, according to the archive. (City of Ottawa Archives CA024969) Ottawa Found Sigh….the Skyline doesn’t have a revolving restaurant! The Holiday Inn/Mariott is the one with the revolving restaurant. I repeat the skyline doesn’t…

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