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Biography
Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls, was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his melancholic, romantic themes. The Harvard Film Archive has called Ophüls "a supreme stylist of the cinema and a master storyteller".
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1955 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1952 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948Director
1948Director
The Earrings of Madame De...
1953Director, Screenplay
1953Director, Screenplay
Le Plaisir
1952Adaptation, Director
1952Adaptation, Director
La Ronde
1950Adaptation, Director
1950Adaptation, Director
There's No Tomorrow
1940Director, Screenplay
1940Director, Screenplay
Lola Montès
1955Director, Writer
1955Director, Writer
The Reckless Moment
1949Director
1949Director
Everybody's Woman
1934Director, Screenplay
1934Director, Screenplay
Caught
1949Director
1949Director