As Director, As Writer
Lola Montès
1955
6.8
Max Ophüls
Directing
Birth Date
May 6, 1902
Place of Birth
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Date of Death
March 26, 1957
Biography
Maximillian Oppenheimer (6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957) — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German film director who worked in Germany (1931–33), France (1933–40), the United States (1947–50), and France again (1950–57). He is best known for his smooth camera movements and complex tracking shots. Many of his films are narrated from the point of view of the female protagonist. In addition to the American romantic melodrama Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), the French productions La Ronde (1950), Le Plaisir (1952), The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and Lola Montès (1955) are among his best-known works. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953
7.5
As Director
Le Plaisir
1952
7.6
As Director
The Reckless Moment
1949
6.8
As Director
The Exile
1947
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Yoshiwara
1937
8.0
As Director
Grand Waltz Brilliant by Chopin
1936
5.6
As Director, As Writer
Divine
1935
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Liebelei
1933
7.0
As Director, As Writer
The Bartered Bride
1932
5.8