Lola Montès · LeviOsa

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Lola Montès · LeviOsa

Lola Montès key art

1955·NR

She lived too intensely and far too well!

DramaRomance1h 56m

🍅82%

🍅

82%

Tomatometer

🍿

77%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

Trailers

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LOLA MONTES Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection

Details

DirectorMax Ophüls

ReleasedDec 23, 1955

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Florida FilmsGamma FilmUnion-Film GmbH

Cast

Martine Carol

Martine Carol

Lola Montes

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Circus Master

Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

Ludwig I, King of Bavaria

Henri Guisol

Henri Guisol

Horseman Maurice

Lise Delamare

Mrs. Craigie, Lola's Mother

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Josephine, the Maid

Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Student

Jean Galland

Jean Galland

Private Secretary

Will Quadflieg

Will Quadflieg

Franz Liszt

Héléna Manson

Héléna Manson

Lieutenant James' Sister

Germaine Delbat

Germaine Delbat

Stewardess

Carl Esmond

Carl Esmond

Doctor

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Criterion Channel

HBO Max

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“A panoramic opus on celebrity that pops with vivid colors, Lola Montés is a narratively loose and visually splendid swan song for director Max Ophüls.”

82% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerFeb 10, 2014

This exacting and sumptuous restoration of Max Ophls's last film, from 1955, recovers not just the movie's look but also its meaning.

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Stanley Kauffmann

RTThe New RepublicMay 27, 2009

The matters that made the real Lola an extraordinary woman are omitted completely; we are given only the picture of a woman turned to sexual adventuring by her mother's callousness.

J

John Anderson

RTWashington PostNov 21, 2008

Watch Lola Montes and you may never watch a movie the same way again.

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Francois Truffaut

RTLa ParisienneMay 6, 2022

The most exciting film of the year. The CinemaScope, the color, the construction of the script, the dialogue here undergoes such a revolutionary treatment that Lola Montes's influence will be visible in many films during the years to come.

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Information

Title

Lola Montès

Released

Dec 23, 1955

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

France, Germany

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 56m

Status

Released

Studios

Florida Films, Gamma Film

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