| Description |
2 videodiscs (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages : portraits ; 19 cm). |
| Series |
The 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. |
| Language |
French dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henry Guisol, Lise Delamare, Paulette Dubost, Oskar Werner, Ivan Desny, Will Quadflieg, Friedrich Domin, Héléna Manson. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Christian Matras ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges Auric. |
| 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 Max Ophuls scholar Susan White; theatrical re-release trailer from Rialto Pictures. 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; silent footage of martine Carol demonstrating the various hairstyles in Lola Montés. Booklet features an essay by critic Gary Giddins. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Courtesans -- France -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Circus performers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Circus -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Romance films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Caraco, Albert.
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Wademant, Annette, 1928-
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Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957.
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Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975.
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Carol, Martine, 1920-1967.
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Ustinov, Peter.
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Walbrook, Anton, 1900-1967.
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Guisol, Henri, 1904-1994.
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Delamare, Lise.
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Dubost, Paulette.
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Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984.
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Desny, Ivan.
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Quadflieg, Will.
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Domin, Friedrich, 1902-1961.
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Manson, Héléna, 1898-1994.
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Auric, Georges, 1899-1983.
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Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000.
Lola Montes.
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Janus Films.
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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 |
| Standard No. |
715515052610 |
| Music No. |
CC1865D Criterion Collection |
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