Review of Lola Montès (1955) by Michael D — 04 Jan 2014
A vertiginous spectacle beyond compare. Lola herself is a cipher with Martine Carol utterly insipid in the role but that's the way Ophuls wanted it perhaps - the proverbial blank slate upon which the audience can conjure up their own projected image. It's a masterpiece anyway with Ustinov in top form as the polymathically perverse circus ringmaster and the neverstill camera recording a magnificent universe of infinite detail and wonder.
In one word - dizzying.
This review of Lola Montès (1955) was written by Michael D on 04 Jan 2014.
Lola Montès has generally received positive reviews.
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