Description |
2 videodiscs (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages : portraits ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 503 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 503.
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System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.55:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC. |
Cast |
Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henry Guisol, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Jean Galland, Will Quadflieg, Helena Manson, Germaine Delbat, Willy Eichberger, Jacques Fayet, Friedrich Domin, Werner Finck, Ivan Desny. |
Credits |
Production designer, Jean D'Eaubonne ; music by Georges Auric ; conductor, Jacques Météhen ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; production manager, Ralph Baum director of photography, Christian Matras. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Cécil Saint-Laurent. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. |
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"Les Films du Jeudi"--Container. |
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"La Cinémathèque française"--Container. |
Summary |
The life of a young woman who was a showgirl, had affairs with kings, became a courtesan, and traveled the world trying to fit in. Charts the course of Montès's scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster of the American circus where she has ended up performing. |
Note |
Special features: Disc one: Audio commentary featuring film scholar Susan White. Disc two: "Max Ophuls ou le plaisir de tourner:" a 1965 episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps, featuring interviews with many of Ophuls's collaborators; "Max by Marcel:" a new documentary by Marcel Ophuls about his father and the making of Lola Montès; "Martine Carole hair tests" Martine Carol demonstrating the various hairstyles in Lola Montés; Rerelease trailer. Booklet: "Loving Lola" essay by critic Gary Giddins. |
Contents |
disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Supplements. |
Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000 -- Film adaptations.
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Montez, Lola, 1818-1861 -- Drama.
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Courtesans -- France -- Drama.
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Circus performers -- Drama.
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Circus -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Added Author |
Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957. Screenwriter. Director.
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Wademant, Annette, 1928-2017. Screenwriter.
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Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975. Screenwriter.
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Matras, Christian, 1903-1977. Screenwriter.
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Caraco, Albert. Producer.
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Carol, Martine, 1920-1967. Actor.
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Ustinov, Peter. Actor.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967. Actor.
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Guisol, Henri, 1904-1994. Actor.
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Delamare, Lise. Actor.
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Dubost, Paulette. Actor.
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Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984. Actor.
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Galland, Jean, 1887-1967. Actor.
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Quadflieg, Will. Actor.
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Manson, Héléna, 1898-1994. Actor.
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Delbat, Germaine, 1904-1988. Actor.
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Esmond, Carl, 1904-2004. Actor.
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Fayet, Jacques. Actor.
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Domin, Friedrich, 1902-1961. Actor.
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Finck, Werner, 1902-1978. Actor.
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Desny, Ivan. Actor.
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Eaubonne, Jean d', 1903-1971. Designer.
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Auric, Georges, 1899-1983. Composer.
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Météhen, Jacques. Conductor.
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Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971. Film editor.
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Baum, Ralph. Production manager.
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Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000.
Lola Montes.
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Gamma Films (Firm)
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Florida Films (Company)
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Union Film (Firm)
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Films du Jeudi (Firm)
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Cinémathèque française.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604652321 |
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1604652322 |
Standard No. |
715515052610 |
Music No. |
CC1865D Criterion Collection |
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