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Lola Montès (1955)
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12 January 1956 (West Germany)
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The film tells the tragical story of the life of Lola Montes who was a great adventurer and stopped...
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cinemadaily | Criterion, Denver, and the Decade
(From indieWIRE. 16 November 2009, 11:13 AM, PST)
Lola MONTÈS—Stefan Drössler Pfa Lecture
(From Twitch. 3 November 2008, 9:16 PM, PST)
(From indieWIRE. 16 November 2009, 11:13 AM, PST)
Lola MONTÈS—Stefan Drössler Pfa Lecture
(From Twitch. 3 November 2008, 9:16 PM, PST)
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More than just a story about Montes and her life?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martine Carol | ... | Lola Montes |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Circus Master |
| Anton Walbrook | ... | Ludwig I, King of Bavaria |
| Henri Guisol | ... | Horseman Maurice |
| Lise Delamare | ... | Mrs. Craigie, Lola's mother |
| Paulette Dubost | ... | Josephine, The maid |
| Oskar Werner | ... | Student |
| Jean Galland | ... | Private Secretary |
| Will Quadflieg | ... | Franz Liszt |
| Héléna Manson | ... | Lieutenant James' Sister (as Helena Manson) |
| Germaine Delbat | ... | Stewardess |
| Carl Esmond | ... | Doctor (as Willy Eichberger) |
| Jacques Fayet | ... | Steward |
| Friedrich Domin | ... | Circus Manager |
| Werner Finck | ... | Wisböck, The artist |
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110 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.55 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)
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Lola Montès is in my unhumble opinion the greatest film of all time," famously wrote the great film critic Andrew Sarris some 40 years ago. He introduced the restoration at the New York Film Festival in 2008. Now he says the greatest film of all time is "Madame de...".
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Referenced in Tirez sur le pianiste (1960)
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Lola Montes: just a story about a woman with many lovers? What if Lola was a "stand in" for Ophuls, who worked for the Hollow-wood, film industry/circus when Europe became off limits due to the Nazis. Lola in Europe: vibrant, bursting with energy, amoral. Lola in the USA: wooden, sick, defeated, "performing" before a public of provincial, prudish/salacious hicks. And the clown, perhaps the owner of the studio. How many foreign directors, actors, etc come to Hollow wood and become quite hollow? Just what if-ing....