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Max Ophüls: A Tribute

A filmmaker with a unique, inventive, and daring voice

Max Ophüls is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. A filmmaker with a unique, inventive, and daring voice, who created bitter-sweet works that centered, for the most part, on female characters and their struggles against social constraints. 

There’s No Tomorrow

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 82 minutes

A woman, trying to provide for her young son, is forced to become a cabaret dancer. The reappearance of an ex-lover and the yearning to fulfill youthful emotions push her to lend money. A melodrama that is largely a prelude to what Ophüls will later do in Hollywood.

Sarajevo

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 90 minutes

Prince Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, travels to a small Czech town and falls in love with a local countess. His father has other plans for him, but his mother and the memory of a family tragedy push towards love triumphing. A short victory, as the Prince is headed to Sarajevo…. 

Reckless Moment

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 82 minutes

Lucy will do anything for her family; so when a young man blackmails her for a murder which happened in her house, she spares no effort to close the case. Ophüls combines film noir and the family melodrama to fashion a film which reveals dark places in the American values system. 

La ronde

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 97 minutes

Ten episodes linked by a puppet master narrator in which the protagonists ride a sexual merry-go-round in the 19th century, with one partner always connecting to the next story. Ophüls’ witty adaptation of the Arthur Schnitzler play is a gratifying film.

Le Plaisir

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 97 minutes

A film, in three parts, about love, passion, death, and desperation – Don Juan attempts to hide the marks of time; a Madame visits her virgin niece; the tragic relationship between a painter and his model. 

The Earrings of Madame de...

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 97 minutes

A senior officer’s wife sells her wedding earrings, only to receive them as a present from her lover. What seems like a simple plot twist gradually becomes a romantic drama. Ophüls puts the woman’s wishes against social norms and traditions, bringing forth an elegant, poignant, and astonishing cinematic experience. 

Lola Montes

Dir.: Max Ophüls
| 115 minutes

The story of the famous courtesan, Lola Montes, who becomes a circus attraction and has affairs with King Ludwig, Liszt and a student. Ophüls last film is a masterpiece that sums up his career