Content: Max Ophuls explores the scandlous life of dancer and courtesan lola montes with a bittersweet empathy that turns melodrama into a tragic melancholy masterpiece.Using the theatrical re-creation of Lola's life in a big-top pageant as a framing device,Ophuls contrasts the outrageous sensationalism of her reputation with poignant,poetic flashbacks that explore her many affairs,most motably with Franz liszt(will Quadflieg)and King ludwig of Bavria(Anton walbrook).lola's greatest tragedy is that she loved well,if not too wisely.if martine Carols central performance is lacking passion,as many critics have argued.her quiet,at times seemingly passive demeanor makes her a veritable prisoner of her society and her reputation.Swept alongby Ophuls's sweeping camerawork,which glides through the film in a balance of intimacy and comtemplative remove as if on thewings of angels her life becomes like a cinematic ballet with Ophuls the choreographer and conductor,Peter Ustnov costars as the jaded circus ,a fitting swan song for one of the cinema's most sensitive directors.
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Luo Na Meng Dai Si (China Version)[DVD] (Date: 2007-05-11)
Price($):
HK$48(US$6.2)
Publisher:Emei Film Production Mill Audio And Video Publishing Company
No of Disk: 1
Screen: 1.33:1
Region Code: All
Subtitle: Chinese(Simplified), English
Audio: Dolby Digital
Languages: German,Mandarin
Video: PAL
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