Lola Montès /

The life of a young woman who was a showgirl, had affairs with kings, became a courtesan, and traveled the world trying to fit in. Charts the course of Montès's scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster of the American circus where she has ended up performing.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films, Gamma Films (Firm), Florida Films (Company), Union Film (Firm), Films du Jeudi (Firm), Cinémathèque française, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Caraco, Albert, Wademant, Annette, 1928-, Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957, Natanson, Jacques, 1901-1975, Carol, Martine, 1920-1967, Ustinov, Peter, Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967, Guisol, Henri, 1904-1994, Delamare, Lise, Dubost, Paulette, Werner, Oskar, 1922-1984, Desny, Ivan, Quadflieg, Will, Domin, Friedrich, 1902-1961, Manson, Héléna, 1898-1994, Auric, Georges, 1899-1983, Saint-Laurent, Cécil, 1919-2000
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	French
Language Notes:	In French with English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Edition:	Blu-ray ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 503.
Subjects:	Courtesans > France > Drama. Circus performers > Drama. Circus > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Biographical films. Historical films. Romance films. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, French.

Description
Summary:	The life of a young woman who was a showgirl, had affairs with kings, became a courtesan, and traveled the world trying to fit in. Charts the course of Montès's scandalous past through the invocations of the bombastic ringmaster of the American circus where she has ended up performing.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Based on the novel by Cécil Saint-Laurent. "Les Films du Jeudi"--Container. "La Cinémathèque française"--Container. Audio commentary featuring Max Ophuls scholar Susan White; "Max Ophuls ou le plaisir de tourner:" a 1965 episode of the French television program Cinéastes de notre temps, featuring interviews with many of Ophuls's collaborators; "Max by Marcel:" a new documentary by Marcel Ophuls about his father and the making of Lola Montès; silent footage of martine Carol demonstrating the various hairstyles in Lola Montés; theatrical re-release trailer from Rialto Pictures. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages : portraits ; 19 cm.).
Format:	Blu-ray Disc, widescreen (2.55:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., restored High-Definition digital transfer.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Christian Matras ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges Auric.
ISBN:	9781604652338 1604652330