Directed by Marcel Ophuls • 2009 • France
In this moving short film from 2009, Max Ophuls’s son, Marcel—the award-winning director of the documentary THE SORROW AND THE PITY—pays tribute to his father and discusses his own role as an assistant director on LOLA MONTÉS. Also included are excerpts from contemporary and archival interviews with many of Max Ophuls’s key collaborators.
The following silent footage shows actor Martine Carol briefly demonstrating the glamorous hairstyles worn in LOLA MONTÉS. It was first presented on French television on August 3, 1958.
