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Lola Montès

1955 · 116 min

A lush, swirling spectacle that feels like a melancholy circus dream, rich in colour and regret.

Tagline
She lived too intensely and far too well!
Overview
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • love
  • exploration
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written by
Jacques Natanson, Franz Geiger, Annette Wademant, Max Ophüls
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
116 min
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Languages
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