"Lola Montes"
1955
Directed by Max Ophuls

Ophuls' opulent biography of the famous 19th-century courtesan whose adventures and love affairs with King Ludwig I, Liszt and a student are told in flashback from a circus ring by the ring master, Peter Ustinov. Brilliant use of color and Cinemascope, breathtaking shots and camera movements; Ophuls conjures up a sublime work that is pure cinema. With Martine Carol, Anton Walbrook, Ivan Desny and Oskar Werner. French with English subtitles.
110 minutes.