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Lola Montès
Lola Montès
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LOLA MONTÈS

Directed by Max Ophüls
France, West Germany, 1955
Drama, Romance, Biography

Synopsis

Lola Montès is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol.

Synopsis

Lola Montès is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol.

Our take

Renowned for his long takes and impossibly intricate staging, Max Ophüls was a master of the mobile camera. Lola Montès—his final film—is a sumptuous, musical feast of color and elliptic structural design. Reinstating what the studio cut out, this 2008 reconstruction touches the sublime.