“… Only Superficially Superficial”: The Tragedy of Sophistication in Madame de… Adrian Danks May 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film This annotation previously appeared in Senses of Cinema, no. 25, Mar–Apr 2003. Madame de… (1953 France 102 mins) Source: Film Alliance Prod Co: Franco-London Prod: Ralph Baum, Max Ophuls Dir: Max Oph...
Lola Montès Rodney F. Hill May 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film Lola Montès (1955 France/West Germany 110 mins) Source: Prod Co: GammaFilms/Florida/Union/Oska Prod: Albert Caraco Dir: Max Ophuls Scr: Max Ophuls, Annette Wademant, based on the novel La Vie Extraordin...
Liebelei (Max Ophuls, 1933) Jesús Cortés May 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film The first thing that impresses one about Max Ophuls’ Liebelei is its rich simplicity. Based upon a short story by Arthur Schnitzler, it was Ophuls’ fifth feature and was completed only two years after his c...
Letter from an Unknown Woman Carla Marcantonio May 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 USA 90 mins) Source: Prod Co: Rampart Productions/Universal International Prod: John Houseman Dir: Max Ophuls Scr: Howard Koch, based on the novella by Stephan Zweig P...
The Exile Robert Keser May 2006 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Exile (1947 USA 95 mins) Source: Prod Co: Universal International Pictures Prod: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Dir: Max Opuls Scr: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., “suggested by” Cosmo Hamilton’s novel His Majesty, ...