March 02, 2009
One More Day to See Lola Montès
If you live in New York City you've got one more day to catch Max Ophüls’ Lola Montès at Film Forum and I can assure you that it's worth trudging through this miserable weather to see. I saw it last night and was thankful I did. The only Ophüls films I had previously seen were The Earrings of Madame De... and Letters From an Unknown Woman. Madame De... is a straight up masterpiece while Letters From an Unknown Woman was pretty damn good. Lola Montès is maybe a notch below Madame De... but that's absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. The cinematography is dazzling (that might be the first time I've ever used that word and meant it) and is alone worth the price of admission. The very thorough restoration that was done will most likely result in a new DVD release so it's not the end of the world if you miss it, but it's a film ideally experienced on the big screen.
Comments
Jeffrey Meyer said...
Excellent movie, and a real amazing director. Big influence on Kubrick I guess (I see a lot of Ophuls in Eyes Wide Shut).
Posted by: Jeffrey Meyer | March 10, 2009 5:27 AM