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* HighClassGlass: Eggersdorf, a rich nobleman, wears a monocle.

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The story is set in Vienna in 1906. Franz (Delon) is a young sub-lieutenant who has a liaison with Lena (Presle), a married woman. He would like to break up with her, but does not dare to tell her. He meets Christine (Schneider), a young woman from a modest background and falls in love with her. He starts a relationship with her, but does not tell her about his affair with Lena.

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The story is set in Vienna UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}} in 1906. Franz (Delon) is a young sub-lieutenant who has a liaison with Lena (Presle), a married woman. He would like to break up with her, but does not dare to tell her. He meets Christine (Schneider), a young woman from a modest background and falls in love with her. He starts a relationship with her, but does not tell her about his affair with Lena.


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* TheEdwardianEra: The story is set in 1906.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Franz would like to break up with Lena from the start of the story, but he does not dare to tell her. Eventually, he tells her when he meets her during the opera performance.
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No relation with the [[Literature/Christine novel of the same name]] by Creator/StephenKing, its film adaptation by Creator/JohnCarpenter (1983) or [[Film/Christine2016 an unrelated 2016 film]].

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No relation with the [[Literature/Christine [[Literature/{{Christine}} novel of the same name]] by Creator/StephenKing, its film adaptation by Creator/JohnCarpenter (1983) or [[Film/Christine2016 an unrelated 2016 film]].
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No relation with the [[Literature/Christine novel of the same name]] by Creator/StephenKing, its film adaptation by Creator/JohnCarpenter (1983) or [[Film/Christine2016 an unrelated 2016 film]].
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:The two protagonists of the film die in the end: Franz is shot down in his duel with Eggersdorf and Christine throws herself off the balcony of her flat.]]
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Christine and her friend Mizzie. Christine is blonde, reserved, shy and looking for true love, while Mizzie is dark-haired, extrovert and open to short-term love affairs.


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* ProtagonistTitle: Christine is one of the two protagonists of the film, along with Franz.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Theo resigns from the Austrian army when he realizes that his colonel is willing to let Eggersdorf kill Franz, because Franz's marriage with a poor woman like Christine would bring disgrace on the image of the army.

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''Christine'' is a 1958 French period drama, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Creator/RomySchneider, Creator/AlainDelon and Micheline Presle. It is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler, which was already adapted into two films by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933 (''Liebelei'' and ''A Love Story'').

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''Christine'' is a 1958 French period drama, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Creator/RomySchneider, Creator/AlainDelon and Creator/AlainDelon, Micheline Presle.Presle and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler, which was already adapted into two films by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933 (''Liebelei'' and ''A Love Story'').


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* AtTheOperaTonight: The climax of the film happens during an opera performance attended by Christine, Mizzie, Franz and Eggersdorf. During an intermission, Franz leaves the concert hall to meet Lena and break up with her. Eggersdorf gets back home before the end of the performance and sees Franz leaving his house.
* BetaCouple: Mizzie and Theo meet at the same party as Christine and Franz. Contrary to the protagonists, they develop a romantic relationship without experiencing any problem [[spoiler:and they end up alive by the end of the film]].


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* LoveTriangle:
** Lena is married to Eggersdorf, but has a clandestine affair with Franz.
** Franz has a relationship with Lena. He would like to break up with her, but does not dare to. Meanwhile, he starts dating Christine.
** Joseph is in love with Christine and courts her, but she rejects his advances.


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* MurderTheHypotenuse: Eggersdorf kills [[spoiler:Franz, his wife's lover]].
* OldFashionedRowboatDate: Christine and Franz rent a boat in a park to spend a moment together.


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* RomanticRunnerUp: Joseph, the composer who is in love with Christine and courts her. She rejects his advances. He has no charisma, cannot dance and is narrow-minded.

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''Christine'' is a 1958 French period drama, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Creator/RomySchneider, Creator/AlainDelon and Micheline Presle. It is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler, which was already adapted into a film by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933.

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''Christine'' is a 1958 French period drama, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Creator/RomySchneider, Creator/AlainDelon and Micheline Presle. It is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler, which was already adapted into a film two films by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933.
1933 (''Liebelei'' and ''A Love Story'').


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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Christine, when hearing that Franz was killed and had another lover,]] throws herself off the balcony of her flat.
* DuelToTheDeath: Eggersdorf realizes that Franz is the lover of his wife and challenges Franz to a pistol duel. [[spoiler:He kills Franz with the first shot.]]


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* ForeignRemake: A special case because a French film about the same story was also released previously. The 1958 film is based on a play, which was already adapted into two films by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933: ''Liebelei'', a German film, and ''A Love Story'', a French film with several of the same actors.
* MrsRobinson: Lena has a clandestine affair with Franz, an officer who is much younger than herself.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Christine [[spoiler:commits suicide]] when she realizes that Franz had another lover. If Franz had told her previously that he had a lover and was going to break up with her, things could have turned out differently.
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''Christine'' is a 1958 French period drama, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Creator/RomySchneider, Creator/AlainDelon and Micheline Presle. It is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler, which was already adapted into a film by Creator/MaxOphuls in 1933.

The story is set in Vienna in 1906. Franz (Delon) is a young sub-lieutenant who has a liaison with Lena (Presle), a married woman. He would like to break up with her, but does not dare to tell her. He meets Christine (Schneider), a young woman from a modest background and falls in love with her. He starts a relationship with her, but does not tell her about his affair with Lena.

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* TheFilmOfThePlay: The film is an adaptation of ''Liebelei'', a 1894 play by Arthur Schnitzler.
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