ThelastyearoflifeoftheItalian-FrenchpainterAmedeoModigliani(1884-1920)whodiedwith36years,wasplayedbyGérardPhilipe,whowaslethallysickduringtheshootingofthismovieanddiedshortlyafteritsrelease,1959,with36years-ononeofthetwodiseasesthatModiglianohadhimselfandexactlyinhisage.Further,thismoviewasdirectedbyJacquesBecker-afterthesuddendeathofMaxOphüls.Becker,too,diedonly2yearsafterthismovie. 十八世纪中叶，法国民众正在国王路易十五的带领下享受战争带来的乐趣。由于连年战争导致兵员锐减，军队不得不四处召募青壮。英俊青年芳芳（GérardPhilipe饰）流落小镇，与当地姑娘发生关系，为逃脱女方父亲的逼婚，芳芳只得加入军队。征兵军曹的女儿阿德琳（GinaLollobrigida饰）预言芳芳将成为将军，并迎娶国王的女儿。芳芳在入伍路上竟真的遇到国王之女蓬勃多，蒙赐郁金香一朵，芳芳从此对公主魂牵梦绕，没有注意到与他日久生情的阿德琳。为见公主，他夜闯行宫惹下大祸，阿德琳舍身搭救，让他得以在敌后大展拳脚。最终有情人终成眷属，而当初的预言也完全应验。本片获1952年柏林电影节最佳导演银熊奖，戛纳电影节最佳导演奖。 于连（杰拉·菲利浦 Gérard Philipe 饰）不过是一个普通木匠的儿子，可是野心满满的他却希望能够跻身于上流社会。战争年代过去了，想要当兵不成的于连只得成为了一名牧师，他来到了市长雷纳尔（Jean Martinelli 饰）家担任家庭教师，却和市长夫人路易斯（达尼尔·达黎欧 Danielle Darrieux 饰）开始了一段不伦之恋。恋情败露后，于连灰头土脸的来到了巴黎，拉莫尔侯爵（Jean Mercure 饰）成为了于连的下一块“垫脚石”。很快，于连就和侯爵的女儿马蒂尔德（安东妮拉·卢阿尔迪 Antonella Lualdi 饰）相恋了，婚后，于连得到了他一直渴望的财富和名望，可是好景不长，很快，他就陷入了丑闻和阶级斗争之中成为了牺牲品。 From the Louis Hemon novel "M. Ripois and His Nemesis" about Andre Ripois, a philanderer in pursuit of love and riches from Paris to London. Andre is breaking up with his wife, Catherine, over his attentions to her best friend Patricia. While Catherine is out arranging the divorce, Andre, just to keep in practice, hits on the girl upstairs, Diana and then turns his attention back to Patricia, who he tricks into having dinner at his flat on the pretext that Catherine will be there. When he cannot make any progress with her via his usual tactics, he tries to arouse her pity be telling her of his past. In his early, impoverished days in London, he made love to his boss Anne but her dreadful cooking drove him away. Next came Norah who he picked up on a bus and took to his flat and told her about his make-believe inheritance, but she insisted on marriage first, which was not in his plans. Marcelle, a French woman living in Soho, put him on his feet with money, and he repaid her by stealing fifty pounds and running off. He met the wealthy Catherine at his flat where she came to be tutored in French lessons, and ended up marrying him. But, even at his wedding, he had eyes only for Patricia and, he tells her she is his one true love. 
