7:00 - LOLA MONTÈS
Max Ophuls (1955) 114 mins
Ophuls’ legendary virtuosic last work, his first in colour, is one of the greatest & most visionary of widescreen films. Montes (Martine Carol), a courtesan & great lover who is ultimately forced to sell kisses in a New Orleans circus, is the epitome of the director’s fatally & materially romantic oeuvre. A key influence on such directors as Baz Luhrmann, Jacques Demy (who dedicated Lola to Ophuls) & Martin Scorsese, & critic Andrew Sarris’ favourite film. With Anton Walbrook, Peter Ustinov & Oskar Werner.
CTEQ Annotation: 'Lola Montès'
by Rodney Hill 
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9:10 - LA RONDE
Max Ophuls (1950) 97 mins
Ophuls’ urbane, sophisticated & supremely witty chronicle of a circle of characters chained together by a series of dalliances & affairs is one of the defining works of post-war European cinema, & a triumphant return from exile for this most romantic, bittersweet & continental of directors. Overseen by Anton Walbrook’s master of ceremonies, who at one stage even cuts the film we are “watching”, this highly influential & frank dissection of sexual mores features a who’s who of European cinema including Simone Simon, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Danielle Darrieux & Gérard Philipe.
35mm print courtesy of the BFI.
LOLA MONTÈS RESTORATION
This film has been restored by:
In collaboration with:
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MARCEL OPHULS
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La Fondation Thomson pour le Patrimoine du Cinéma et de la Télé vision
Le Fonds Culturel Franco Américain - DGA MPA SACEM WGA. Thanks to the sponsorship of:
With the support of:
Filmmuseum Münchnen, La Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, La Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg.
LOLA MONTÈS