Lola MontÈs

Synopsis

A new version of the acclaimed French feature film restored and remastered by the Cinematheque Francaise with Max Ophuls’ approval. The tragic life of a famous courtesan and her romance with the King of Bavaria, is told in fragments by a circus ringmaster.

DVD extras: Working with Max Ophuls: Lola Montès revisited’ - a new 70-minute making-of documentary by Ophuls scholars Martina Müller and Robert Fischer; Commentary by Susan White, author of ‘The Cinema of Max Ophuls’; presented in its original ratio of 2.55:1

Language

English (English subtitles)

Country

Germany; France

Medium

Video

Year of production

1955

Notes

Reviewed in ‘Monthly Film Bulletin’ 288.

Subjects

Film studies; French studies

Keywords

cinema - France; feature films; film restoration

Credits

Director

Max Ophüls

Producer

Albert Caraco

Writer

Annette Wademant; Cécil Saint-Laurent; Jacques Natanson; Max Ophüls

Cast

Anton Walbrook
Martine Carol
Peter Ustinov

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

110 minutes

Year

2009

Production Company

Name

France

Name

West Germany

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Second Sight Films Ltd

Email

info@secondsightfilms.co.uk

Web

http://www.secondsightfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8977 0553

Fax

020 8977 1470

Address

16 Connaught Road
Teddington
London
TW11 0PS

Notes

A UK DVD distributor of celebrated classics and cult cinema from around the world, as well as some television titles. Sale via retail outlets.