Le Bal du comte d'Orgel (movie)
- User score: 5
- Production country: FR
- Producer: Marc Allégret
- Production companies: Les Films Marceau, Cocinor
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 6/30/1970
- Run time: 95 min.
Movie description
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.
