La Belle Epoque (1983)

Featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Diana Vreeland La Belle Epoque evokes the beautiful era of 18901914 a time in which the wealthy upper classes of the Western world gave themselves over to a life of elegance and tastemaking their eyes closed to the increasing social and political turmoil fermenting beneath the surface of polite society The program uses period motion pictures photographs and sound recordings as well as the arts and fashions of the period to supplement the spoken memories of the participating interviewees who actually lived La Belle Epoque