Lola Montès
Directed by Max Ophuls • 1955 • France, West Germany
Starring Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov
LOLA MONTÈS is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts the course of Montès’s scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) of the American circus where she has ended up performing. Ophuls’s final film, LOLA MONTÈS is at once a magnificent romantic melodrama, a meditation on the lurid fascination with celebrity, and a one-of-a-kind movie spectacle.
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Lola Montès
Directed by Max Ophuls • 1955 • France, West Germany
Starring Martine Carol, Peter UstinovLOLA MONTÈS is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the ...
Extras
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LOLA MONTÈS Commentary
Recorded in 2008, this commentary features film scholar Susan White, author of “The Cinema of Max Ophuls.”
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Michael Cunningham on LOLA MONTÈS
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“Cinéastes de notre temps”: LOLA MONTÉS
In this episode of the French television series “Cinéastes de notre temps” from October 26, 1965, many of director Max Ophuls’s collaborators discuss working on LOLA MONTÉS. Actors and crew from earlier Ophuls films, including Danielle Darrieux and Simone Simon, also make appearances.
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Max by Marcel
Directed by Marcel Ophuls • 2009 • France
In this moving short film from 2009, Max Ophuls’s son, Marcel—the award-winning director of the documentary THE SORROW AND THE PITY—pays tribute to his father and discusses his own role as an assistant director on LOLA MONTÉS. Also included are excerpts ...
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Martine Carol LOLA MONTÉS Hair Tests
The following silent footage shows actor Martine Carol briefly demonstrating the glamorous hairstyles worn in LOLA MONTÉS. It was first presented on French television on August 3, 1958.
